CompTIA news stories

Auldhouse set to become one of New Zealand's leading cybersecurity training providers, gaining official rights to the world's top cybersecurity certifications.

"Organisations must approach cybersecurity with a completely different mindset. Practices considered good enough in the recent past are no longer sufficient.”

The channel’s optimism is bolstered to some degree by forecasts for global IT spending of more than $5 trillion this year, according to CompTIA.

CompTIA responds to the recent large scale ransomeware attack by forming a Rapid Response Team and making CompTIA ISAO resources publicly available.

CompTIA finds help desk responsibilities are broadening as AI, cybersecurity, remote working, and cloud computing becoming more prevalent.

"The key to a successful deployment is asking the right questions and understanding what’s involved before making any investments."

The new body will be co-chaired by Tech Data director of security solutions Tracy Holtz, and Alvaka Networks chief operating officer and chief information security officer Kevin McDonald.

Private sector business and defense organisations alike rely on CompTIA Security+ to build cybersecurity skills among their frontline cyber defenders.

“The building of digital skills has never been more important and there is an abundance of opportunities for those looking to take their career further within the ICT field."

Overall, the events that have taken place the previous few months have thrown businesses plans into hyper speed, including for cybersecurity.

Rcomptiaelationships between technology companies and the partners they rely on to sell, refer and consult on their products and services are evolving from alliances dominated by vendors to true partnerships.

The new resource is designed to help technology solution providers, managed services providers (MSPs) and other organisations searching for critical cybersecurity threat intelligence.

The survey shows technology companies are continuing to see customer interest in cybersecurity, cloud computing and other areas.

New research from GlobalData has revealed the extent to which IT vendors have wrestled with layoffs, pay cuts and furloughs - and more pain is on the horizon, according to the company.

CompTIA has unveiled its annual list of emerging technologies ranked by the ability to generate new business and revenues.

Almost two-thirds of CompTIA member company executives surveyed believe that business may start to get back on track by August.

The executives come from all areas of the IT industry and will have the overall focus of promoting the business value of the IT channel for the broader technology industry.

The council is charged with identifying business opportunities and developing innovative content to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

“An organisation that is unprepared for an attack can face devastating consequences."

The new exam applies behavioural analytics to the cybersecurity market and emphasises the significance of a security professional’s ability to proactively defend and continuously improve the overall state of organisational security.

“This is a great advancement for our global certification program. We’re extremely pleased to work with our longtime partner Pearson VUE to deliver online testing to candidates around the world.”

The COVID-19-10 outbreak has seen remote working shift from being a business perk to the new way of life for many employees and businesses across the world. 

IT and tech industry forum CompTIA has created an interactive online forum dedicated to serving technology firms and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“There is great interest from managed service providers and other organisations to be part of an information-sharing body dedicated to cybersecurity, the global MSP community and its customers.”