CompTIA Blog

CompTIA publishes great content year-round through a variety of streams, bringing our membership and the tech industry at large insightful coverage of a wide range of subjects. Our member blog is no exception, and in 2017 we touched on all things tech, from how hackers interfere with health care to how generational differences affect the workforce. Take a look here at our 10 most heavily trafficked articles of 2017.

People buy and develop long-term working relationships with those they feel comfortable being around and know will do the right thing. That’s no secret, but in an era where almost anything can be procured, paid for, and delivered without a single human interaction, we tend to overlook the value of trust in business relationships. In the tech community, that confidence begins and ends with the solutions.

In October 2017, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) under the DoD Manual 8570.01, which means military personnel and contractors can satisfy their job requirements by earning the certification.

The tech industry has undergone a tremendous transformation in the twenty-two years since Jason Bystrak joined Ingram Micro. He started out as inside rep and worked his way up the ranks to the executive level of a Fortune 500 organization, taking advantage of the opportunities innovation brought his way.

As the construction industry adopts smarter, more intuitive mobile apps to exchange data from the ground up, the big question is how can IT teams keep up with the increased cybersecurity risks? Experts weigh in on what to consider, how to train users and ultimately what makes managing mobile so complex.

Whether you love or hate to cook, smart appliances and other IoT devices can dramatically simplify your life and boost the efficiency of meal prep.

The holidays are the biggest shopping days of the year – and can stress IT systems. As the dust settles on the season, retailers may be looking for a change, meaning big opportunities for SMBs.

James Stanger wrote an article for Admin Magazine on YARA on November 17, 2017.

Earning your IT certification is just the first step. Keeping your certification current with continuing education can help you keep your career in motion and prevent it from stagnating.

At this month’s CompTIA Space Enterprise Council meeting this week, Jason Crusan, Director of the Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) Division within the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) presented an in-depth vision for both deep space exploration and technology innovation at the November 14th SEC meeting.

During the week of November 6th, the CompTIA Space Enterprise Council sent letters to Scott Pace, Executive Secretary for the National Space Council and Landon Loomis, Special Advisor for Western Hemisphere and Global Economics, Office of the Vice President calling on the Administration to pursue a Technology Safeguard Agreement (TSA) between the US and Brazil.

With clients’ employees getting more control and technology coming from virtually every direction in today’s business environment, someone needs to help manage it all. The IT team may assume that role in larger organizations, but channel firms can serve as that guiding force in the SMB quite effectively

In today’s market, channel firms need to be more strategic when it comes to retaining their most promising employees and quicker to pull the trigger on those who simply don’t make the cut. Those decisions can make or break the company.

These may seem obvious, but knowing what to do during each step can be the difference between landing the job of your dreams and waiting months for the phone to ring.

This time of year, friends and family come together to say thanks. So CompTIA wants to be sure to thank its most vital resource – our members. CompTIA’s community of Premier Members and Registered Users help the association in so many ways. Here’s how.