Full size image For the inaugural graduating class of Chicago Tech Academy High School (ChiTech), early June was a bittersweet, in-between time. With exams done, grades in, and prom over, there was not much for the 68 young people to do but tie up loose ends and wait. Soon enough, the first graduates of this start-up high school will be ... Read More

Since the CompTIA Security+ certification was introduced in 2002, nearly a quarter-million people have earned the credential in order to land a job, get a promotion or just further their own cybersecurity knowledge. Soon, someone will earn the 250,000th CompTIA Security+ certification ever issued (likely in June), and CompTIA authorized partner Knowlogy will offer that person a free year of ... Read More

When Kris Persaud joined Compugen as a contract technician, management not only encouraged him to obtain CompTIA vendor-neutral certification; they deemed it a prerequisite for permanent hire. Persaud became CompTIA A+-certified and now serves as team leader of deployment services. Richard Fullerton was already certified in CompTIA A+ when he came aboard at Compugen, but the company subsequently paid ... Read More

CompTIA and exam development partner viaForensics, a leading mobile security firm, are setting an industry standard for secure mobile app development with the release of the new CompTIA Mobile App Security+ exams. Beta exams are available as of today, and the formal exam release is expected late this summer. The CompTIA Mobile App Security+ exam has two editions (one ... Read More

The stakes have never been higher for developers to know how to build security into their applications from the very start. "There's more work they need to do to make mobile apps secure upfront because they can expect less security by default," said Stephen Lombardo, senior developer and founder of Zetetic. Developing a secure mobile application for smartphones or tablets ... Read More