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Redmond CSI: Anti-piracy and Microsoft Certification
The webcast Microsoft did last week on combating braindumps, cheating, etc is now available for viewing at https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/lmevents/view?id=msft062508PMlm&pw=ATT11808. The what's allowed (in Microsoft's opinion - the only one that counts) based on the NDA is interesting: Can I Answer - How many questions…
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Just need some direction
I anticipate taking and passing my Security+ this Monday. Once completed, I am planning on studying for my CCNA Security, while reading up on my CCNP-ROUTE. I really like the idea of security and the future that it brings. I really dont have much experience on the PC/Application/Software side of the house. And I don't want…
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syngress book discount
When ordering books off of syngress.com use promo code: SOLUTION10 to get 40% off your purchases. It really works I tried it. Have fun with the new books.
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Question about study material
Whats the best study material to target a network administrator?
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Cwts
Anyone able to pass this CWTS exam with no real world experience? But, hard work and dedication to study for the CWTS material. How long did it take you? if you were able to pass it without industry work experience
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Streamline your MS studies with MS Desktop Player
Microsoft Desktop Player Looks kinda cool.
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Forensics Question
Sorry to be jumping all over the place with my questions, but the A.D.D kicks in from time to time. Anyhow, my question is how do the forensics involved with a hacking investigation compare to regular computer forensics? Are they the same in principal and just different in execution? Thanks!
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distinct view can't delete row?
Rows cannot be deleted through a view if the view definition contains the DISTINCT keyword. Is this statement true? I can't find anything about it thanks
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Comptia eLearning
Did you see the new comptia eLearning: Welcome to CompTIA eLearning and Certification Hub
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What happened to certification magazine?
What happened to certification magazine? I haven't seen a new issue , since Feb. 2010. I miss reading the online magazine. Certification Magazine - Certification Magazine
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Capm
I have been on a bit of an education binge lately and I have found myself with nothing scheduled between June and September of this year. I have been considering the CAPM designation to fill this time-slot but was hoping for some first hand information before proceeding. I would appreciate information on any of the…
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Capm
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FREE - Citrix XenApp 6 Technology Overview
Explore the new features of XenApp 6 on-demand app delivery today - free! Enjoy the freeness :)
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Sncs
Is anyone familiar with the SCP line of certifications, such as the SNCS or SNCP?
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Cool ISSA opportunities coming up! - Greenville, SC
Yeah! I am very excited about some opportunities coming up at my ISSA chapter, but first a word of thanks to all the TE members that pointed me in the direction of ISSA (especially JDMurray). I have the opportunity to network, and learn from people with years of experience in the security industry. First of all there will…
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Office 2007 training
Hi my work has asked me to start training up our staff on office 2007. which i dont mind doing. they are going to send me on a course to learn how to comunicate with a group of people. i guess like a train the trianer course. What i was wondering is if anyone could help me with like training plans or how i would go about…
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ITS delays switch to Gmail -Yale Daily News
Yale Daily News - ITS delays switch to Gmail
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certs from other industries
im just wondering if you guys knew any good certs from other industries? i've heard of a 'food handler's certificate' where you need to get it before you can be a manager of a restaraunt. its a big and interesting world out there... just wondering if you know of anything else besides IT certs
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MCP When do we qualify to put it below our names
I've been noticing how some people use the MCP to designate passing certain exams. At what point do we use MCP? Is it just after we have taken a certain level of exam? Does the MCTS:70-620 qualify me to use this designation or do I need to wait until I've completed 70-640 or one of the higher certs?
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FreeIPA
I'm just now starting reading the documentation and setting up test servers to try out FreeIPA. Anyone else tried it? Main Page - Free IPA * FreeIPA is an integrated security information management solution combining Linux (Fedora), 389 (formerly known as Fedora Directory Server), MIT Kerberos, NTP, DNS. It consists of a…
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My current plan
Hey all, I have decided to start studying for my MCITP For Windows 2008. I am (or was) a CNE for Netware version 4.1, i guess throughout the years i just went with the flow, and learned along the way windows server from my jobs. My current employer has a mix of windows 2000 (for the ERP application), Windows 2003, Exchange…
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Running GW7 on Win XP SP3
Anyone having problem with GroupWise 7 running on WinXP SP3 workstation? Thanks
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Where to start??
Hi all Just looking for any advice as to where to start as I am new to it on a pro basis. Have been in finance for 6 years have had a year off to be a father and now want to get into it, but there are sooo many options I don't know where to begin. I can (and have done for friends and family) built computers and fixed them…
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Passed GCIA
I passed my GCIA with a decent score. I've been under a lot of personal stress lately, so I was not concerned about my grade beyond passing. I feel it was considerably more difficult than compared to the GCIH. I feel like I missed some of the simple packet analysis questions because I miscounted the length of the headers.…
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Certificates in General - Newbie To Them
Hello everyone, I'm just wondering about certificates in general. Pretty broad question, eh? I'm currently working on my Masters in Computer Science, but up until about a week ago I had never really considered much about certificates nor what they could do for me in the future. I'm still a full time student and haven't…
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Top 10 Skills in Demand in 2010
Top 10 Skills in Demand in 2010 Get your CCNP, CCSP , CCIP, and ITIL certs for 2010 -2011 oh lets not forget the juniper ones as well
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Passed 101
Just passed the first LPIC-1 exam (101) this morning! Woohoo! It was a tad bit harder than I thought it would be. I received a 730 out of 800, with 500 being the minimum to pass. I started studying when the books arrived on the 24'th of Feb (1 week ago). For the most part it was review but a few commands were covered that…
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CISM Certification Requirement
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Former Employee Disables More Than 100 Cars Remotely - Wired
I wondered how long till something like this would happen. Favorite quote from the article: Hacker Disables More Than 100 Cars Remotely | Threat Level | Wired.com
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RHCE exam info
Hi All, I am planning to RHCE next month. I am working really hard to complete the sysllabus as I am not a linux admin, But I have used linux extensively for home use as well as I administered it before. Is there practice breaks available ? I have checked the linuxfanboy site and it is very usefull. Also, anybody taken the…
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Does Microsoft still mail out certs and cards?
I passed the 70-621 and I was shocked to see it on my transcript already (passed on Friday) does Microsoft still mail out new wallet cards and the certs on nice heavy stock paper? I see you can print them out now and by the way they are UGLY yellow and orange eww. Thanks.
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when will apple stop offering leopard exams?
Does anyone know when apple is going to stop offering Leopard certification exams? I took and passed the Leopard advanced sys admin course, and it looks like I can take directory services and deployment and get the ACSA. If I want to get the ACSA on SL, I need to do all 4 exams, so I would rather do the 2 leopard classes…
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MS Second Shot Gotcha!
Don't do as I did! I have been combining the 15% discount codes that are printed with the MS Press Self-Study guides with the Second Shot voucher codes. The prometric site lets you do that. Now, for the first time, I have had to actually use the second shot - it doesn't work. Reading the small print it seems you can't use…
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cwna
i amn looking into this. I am a cisco student at a netacad, but i would od this cert over summer. if i take the pw0-104 exam and pass to i aoutomatically get my cwna? then go for the cwnp?
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DISABLE VALIDATE ? What does it mean?
DISABLE VALIDATE ? What does it mean? DISABLE VALIDATE means the constraint is not checked but disallows any modification of the constrained columns. under what situation do we use it? it DISABLE why do we need VALIDATE? thanks
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LPIC Alumni Eligible To Receive Novell CLA Certification
For those of you who already have their LPIC-1 certification and have not receive the following email:
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anyone take the springsource cert?
anyone take the springsource cert? is it useful for j2ee job? how much is it? is there self-study material? thanks
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Networking Bundle Offer
Networking Bundle Is this a good deal?
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Lack of available dates for Prometric's exam scheduling?
Hello all, I was perusing the General Certification forum just to take a breather from working on the HelpDesk here and studying for my 70-290 exam Saturday Feb 27th. I stumbled onto this posting <http://goo.gl/M8vT> and it got me thinking. I spent a good deal of time trying to see if this was discussed, but I did not find…
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Passed LPiC-3 (117-301)
Dear all, after getting clearance from my boss that he would pay for the exam costs I took a shot at 117-301 (LPIC-3 Core) on Thursday and passed It was about time as my LPIC-1 & 2 are from 2005 and they were about to expire in March. Now all three levels are certified until 2015 which should give me some time to put my…
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MCSE or MCITP:EA
Do you guys think that companies will be phasing out 2k3 anytime soon? I'm going to start labbing at home for one of these, and I was leaning towards MCSE, but I don't want to have it be for naught. Thanks for reading, and I'll be looking forward to your input.
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Help on applying CompTIA credentials to Microsoft
I logged in to comptia.org/careerid and found no "publish credentials" link as stated on my google searches. Please help.
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Off to take to do some last minute cramming and then the 70-290!
Hopefully I can get this thing taken care of, otherwise I wasted my entire weekend studying for no reason. I think I should be okay. My most problematic area seems to be NTFS vs. Share permissions...hopefully there won't be too many questions from that section.
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Area of Specialty
Every once in a while I log into the MCP site and attempt to check what paths I have partially completed in the Certification Planer. So I went to do it today... and seen something weird. "Area of Specialty -- Desktop Virtualization" Apparently I need 70-656 along with my already passed 70-401 to get it. But what the heck…
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Microsoft Action Pack
Hey All, Once upon a time when I was studying for my microsoft certifications a friend of mine had an action pack. he let me use some of the software to study for my certifications. Is it possible to get a action pack for these reasons? Does anybody have more information on this? Reason I ask is windows 7 + server 2008 can…
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Mct
So... what is everyones thought on the MCT cert? I honestly love to train people, and do so regularly, but at the same time, my company won't spring for the MCT. So I am thinking of doing it on my own. Big question is... from a job of what is in essence a systems architect to a trainer... can you move that way without a…
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Are we suckers?
Okay, first let me say that I am a tech, I love taking on new skills and learning in general. I just read about CompTIA's decision to make their exams expire after three years effective 31/12/10. I doubt I will be taking any of their exams after that date! Let's say I am at the point in my career where I have ten different…
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Cert path for Database Management.
I am new to the industry, but I have some experience with simple databases (access, etc.) that I picked up while working a non-tech job. I know that this is the path I would like to pursue. I am going to be starting a mscis degree soon, and will be taking the database concentration. While I am working on my degree I would…
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Building a test network -- for the near future
Hello All, I am currently chasing my MCSE 2003 certifications and my current set up fits my needs (W2K3 running in virtualbox on my XP home laptop); however, the future certifications, 70-291 and beyond, will require more resources than my poor laptop can handle. Any suggestions/ideas about building a test network for…
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Prometric's website
...kinda blows. I've been trying to look up exam dates for the past week, and I keep getting 'Page cannot be displayed' (their error, not a generic HTTP white page error). I've only ever taken Pearson Vue exams before, but M$ only goes through Prometric. Is this a common issue I'm going to continue to encounter? It's a…
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Online Training $$
Anyone know how much the self-paced online training(XenApp) costs? I'm going in circles on their website trying to find any info.
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Kerberos Authentication Demo - video
A very good Kerberos Authentication presentation. YouTube - Kerberos Authentication Demo
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70-680
Just a question........ When I click on the microsoft link on the left side of the screen. It brings me to microsoft certification material. When I click the 70-680 for windows 7 , it brings me to Windows XP Does the link need to be updated?
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After security+ what is the next step up?
From what I understand Sec+ is considered to be an entry level security exam, although it is still difficult. But once one has obtained it what would be the next logical sec exam to take? Would it be CEH?
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Valid LPIC-I candidates are now eligible for Novell CLA at no cost.
LPI and NOVELL partnership / Certification / Home - LPI - I just received an email which indicated that since I had a valid LPIC-I that I was eligible to receive the Novell Certified Linux Administrator Certification at not cost or other requirements (no testing). While I guess it is good to have another certification to…
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SharePoint 2010 MCTS/MCITP Certifications
The new certs for SharePoint have been announced. I hope the betas are coming soon. I really need to start deploying this in my test lab... What's coming for SharePoint 2010 Exams - Born To Learn - Born To Learn - Born to Learn
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CompTIA Certification Reprint Application
I know some of you guys needed this application. Hopefully, this will save a lot of hassle considering it took me FOREVER to get this silly form. Just hit me with a PM and I will be glad to send the doc file via e-mail. (I couldn't see a way to attach a .doc file, only .jpg)
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New Guy
How is everyone doing? I've been lurking for a long time but finally decided to register and post. I currently have no certifications (because I finally made up in my mind that network design is what I want to do) but I have plans to do my Network+, Security+, and 70-270 by the end of the year. Also looking at enrolling in…
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Associate of ISC2?
Has anyone come across someone with this designation? Either for SSCP or CISSP? Would you consider them as valuable as a SSCP or CISSP?
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CISA Study Material
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Blackberry Certification
Has anyone had any experience with Blackberry certs? The study material I have does not prepare you for the exam. There seems to be very little out there. I heard the exam is a killer Just curious if someone knows anything.... Thanks
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How do you guys go about preparing for cert exams?
I have a method that has worked for me but I'm not sure how long it will work for. Basically I will just pay to write a test, say February 28, and I won't let myself reschedule the test. Then I will do very light studying for the next two weeks, and then the weekend of the exam (I usually schedule them for Sundays), I will…
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Wireless Employment
Hi there, this is to all you CWNA, CWSP, CWNP, CCNA Wireless, or CCNP Wireless. Basically i was just wondering if any of you work in just doing wireless alone? whether consulting or with a company that consults, but just dedicate your craft to wireless. Some questions, 1. Do you have a problem finding jobs? 2. Is the pay…
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CompTIA Self Study Guides
I have a question regarding the best way for self study for the entry level CompTIA exams, specifically A+, Network+, Security+. Would it be better to study the Mike Meyer's Passport books (the one's that look like a map) that are about 600-700 pages or spend the extra money on the larger books that are 1100-1200 pages?
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Virtual Self Teaching Lab
Hey guys I just want to say first off I am loving this forum. I have been apart of many forums but not one as this one that I have taken so much intrest in and all the help that you guys give. With that being said I have a question. I am wanting to get more familiar with MS SMS and SCCM and some other deployment programs…
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GIAC provides more ways to recertify
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Microsoft Certs...
Hey all... I have a question regarding microsoft certs. I did my 70-620 & 622 the first week of December 2009 How long is it before i get anything in the mail from Microsoft? I was told i was to get some welcome package or whatever which is to include the certificates? I did my Net +, within 3 weeks I received the…
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EOL for Cisco SDM
I was going to post this in the cisco forums, but I don't think SDM is specific to one Cisco certification. Cisco Security Device Manager(SDM) is being End of Life'ed. This product was covered on the Cisco ICND1 and possibly ICND2 exams at the least. Will there be any immediate or near term changes to these exams? Will…
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Quick advice on my cert Course...
Hey everyone. I have been doing a lot of research on the boards here and think I am modifying my original cert course which was as follows: A+ > Network+ > CCNA > Security+ for this year. Pretty much what I have seen is if you are going for the CCNA, go for the CCNA and don't worry about the Network+. I have the Mike…
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Does Darril's security + book cover the new test
I just ordered Darril Gibson's book get certified get ahead. Im just wondering if it covers the new security + test or the old one. I have to say I am very impressed with the reviews from this book. Between here and amazon he hasnt had anything less than AWESOME! review so I feel comfortable reading it and excited…
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How much networking knowledge and certification should be obtained as a sys admin?
As a sys admin I realize my most important certs are going to be on the Microsoft and Linux tracks. However, I'm just curious about how much knowledge of networking I will need and if I should bother to get any networking certs. Currently I'm in the middle of jamming far too much MS knowledge into my head but I'm just…
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Please evaluate my "from scratch" certification path!
hi there! I am the network admin for a small sbs03 network (40 users),(only IT guy) and I only have my A+ certification. I have lots of hands on experience, and virtually no education. My undergraduate degree is in Biology. I have no experience with programming of any sort. I'm going to give my resume some 'roids and am…
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MS Second Chance Offer
Does anyone know if/when Microsoft might be bringing back the Second Change offer?
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Being stuck on a vendor, good or bad?
I've been putting a lot of thought into how my "cert resume" looks lately. As you can tell from my signature, everything I have is MS besides Server+, which is almost pointless anyway. Im starting to wonder if im hurting myself by being certified on basically 1 vendor, but the problem is two fold. I want to be VERY good at…
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Ccna
Wonder what is the best way to study CCNA? becuase i don't want to fail the first time. thanks anyway.:)
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Stalker fear over facial-recognition app - The Sun
Talk about Science Fiction come to life! What I am really curious about is where the database of photos is suppose to come from. I would suppose maybe mass corroboration of volunteers? http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2872019/Stalker-fear-over-facial-recognitio
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new to certs
Hello, all. I've been lurking for a while and was hoping to get some advice. I'm trying to figure out what certifications I should invest my time and money into this year. A little background: I've always been interested in computers. I've worked at Best Buy (I know, I know) selling them--at a time when the sales staff…
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Windows 7
I was really hesitant of moving to Windows 7 because I don't like the way MS changed the dialog windows. Example: when you go to desktop properties, in XP and all other version, you would get a window with tabs. In Vista and 7 you get a whole entire paragraph. I wonder if there's a way to get just the window with tabs…
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The Truth About Certification Exams
Microsoft will be holding a Live Meeting event to discuss this topic. It sounds interesting. Supposedly they will discuss how they determine what questions to ask on the exams, and how they set the passing score. Unforunately I won't be able to view the event. Does anyone know if they will have it archived for later…
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What cert path for me? (with a twist)
I have just been offered a new job where I get an increase of $1000 to my base pay upon successful completion of each exam towards MCTS Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator, MCITP Enterprise Administrator and Citrix Certified Administrator. Current certs: CCA: XenApp on Windows Sever 2008 ($1000 here) MCTS: Vista…
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SOX Auditor certs?
Hey guys and gals, SOX audits are critical for publicly traded companies. I currently do FFIEC/GLBA IT audits for financial institutions and would like to get into SOX auditing ($$$$). Does anyone here have any experience doing SOX audits, getting SOX certified, or have any advice? So far I've found a cert from SOX-AUDITOR…
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Comptia Voucher Discounts
Does anyone know if these sites that offer the vouchers at a cheaper price for comptia testing are legit (certify4less.com or ucertify.com) Any help or direction to where to go and get it less then $168 would be much much apprecaited. Thanks Guys
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Aruba AP-60
Dear Friends I wish u r fine ...... I am confused about something and i want a help from u ..... I will buy 2 APs AP-60 that i want to use them in (point-to-point)PTP mode(The scienario is i have 2 buildings and i want to connect them using 2 access points in PTP mode) My question is: Can the access point AP-60 works as…
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Iso 20000
Do any of you guys have experience with being ISO 20000 compliant? We achieved this compliance about a year ago and I'm just curious if having experience with it will ever help get a job in the future. A lot of the processes involved with staying compliant seem to be unnecessary but a few of them are nice to have whenever…
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Computer jargon baffles users, hinders security - MSNBC
I would tend to for the most part agree with what is said in this article. The other side of the coin is the fact that jargon at times makes it easier for a professional group to communicate with each other. Computer jargon baffles users, hinders security - Security- msnbc.com
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need advice choosing my first certification
hi all i've been reading through some of the threads here on techexams today and have found them very useful so thank you. i finished my computer science degree way back in 2003. straight after this i did a degree in teaching and have been a teacher ever since. i've taught computer science at a high school level but have…
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Greenville, SC - Ethical Hacking Workshops - March 24th and March 27th, 2010
Ethical Hacking Workshops - March 24th and March 27th, 2010 Presented by the Upstate SC ISSA Chapter (Upstate SC ISSA) In today's networked environments, system and network administrators alike must be aware of the techniques used by outside parties to gain access to their business systems. Whether conducted by legitimate…
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Other Generic IT Certs NCSA,Brainbench...
I want to get some insight on these other so called web based certs. I have heard about National Computer Science Academy certs and brainbench. I took like 5 NCSA certs and passed them all just now and one brainbench and passed as well. What and Who are these people do they hold any weight for employers. I want to hear…
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Computerprep.com
Has anyone ever used their training? IT training, assessment, e-learning, business skills training, quick reference | ComputerPREP There are apparently "The only CIW v5 complete self-study product available" which appears accurate, they are the only recommended study location outside of colleges, and what not. for CIW…
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Has anybody figured out a way to use MS OneNote in their study habits?
I discovered this awesome program late in my college career and it was an amazing tool for taking notes in my classes. I'd like to figure out a way to go about using it for studying for cert exams but I haven't figured out a good way to do this yet. Has anybody messed around with this program in their studies and come up…
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Official: FBI Probing Pa. School Webcam Spy Case
FBI Investigating School District Accused Of Secretly Activating Webcams Inside Students' Homes - cbs3.com
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Need help choosing certification!
Hi all, I'm new here, I'll be graduating with IT in coming april. I have MCSE and I wish to take another certification which would give an advantage in seeking for a job. My interest in career is network administration part, not network engineer but i just want to take more certification as advantage. Shall i go for CCNA ?…
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/usr directory
I am reading through the LPI book and they talk about placing the /usr directory on a seperate partition. This I can understand. They also recommend mounting it as a read-only filesystem. While this makes sense I have noticed that on the Ubuntu servers that I use there are a few programs that all install to the /usr…
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XenApp 5 Troubleshooting Guide
Does anybody has troubleshooting documents for XenApp 5 and Server? Any version would work. Much appreciated in advance.
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Hackers target friends of Google workers - Financial Times
FT.com / Technology - Hackers target friends of Google workers
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Ccnp certification update on cisco
I cleared BSCI(ccnp) 642-901 on 16/02/2010 , but yet I have not recived any mail from cisco, my cisco account is showing that 642-901 has been compleated sucessfully, but the expiry date of CCNA yet remains the sane . I suppose that the expiry date should be extenden by 3 years , can any one tell me how much time does…
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Application Manager
Who has the best Application Manager today? Is it Marimba? If not, Who? BMC (Marimba) Application Manager For desktops, laptops, and servers, consistent and standardized applications among all company staff is absolutely critical. Without that, security issues may arise, new features may not be fully available, and…
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Is Iphone app ******* a braindump?
Does anyone know if the **** practice exams are braindumps? I was looking at the one for 70-453 the SQL 2008 upgrade exam. I checked out the Certguard website and they do not have any information on them.
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Right Security Position before PhD
I was reading posts on this forum and it seemed to be the right reason to join and ask a question regarding my career. * Background:* Master of Science in Computer Science * Specialization in Computer Security * Thesis research on Botnets * 2 Conference papers * RHCT / RHCE * Planning on Security+ / MCTS / SSCP / GSEC /…
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System Admin certs for developers
Hi all, first time poster here. I'm currently a young Java developer with a couple of Sun certifications, and I'm wondering if there's any benefit to pursuing a System Admin cert because I feel like working with OS internals is one of my weakest areas. Is there anyone here from a development background who found a Linux or…