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While cryptocurrencies may rule the headlines, technology solution providers have a great opportunity to help their customers navigate the opportunities available in blockchain technology. Check out this informative video to learn more.

macOS is very different from Linux when it comes to apps. When you install an app in Linux via a package manager, the files that comprise the app itself are distributed across the file system in various directories. But in macOS, all of the binary executable files, supporting data files, configuration information and other app-related information are stored in a single directory called a bundle.

Randolph Carnegie spent years addressing issues like unconscious bias in technology and architecting plans to reduce the confidence gap in minorities, and he shares those philosophies with two groups that are important to him; students on Chicago’s Southside and CompTIA’s Advancing Diversity in IT Community.

Many people prefer self-study, and there are training tools designed specifically for IT pros who enjoy learning outside the classroom. Books, either printed or eBooks, are some of the most effective training tools for self-study learners.

The Young ICT Explorers Accelerator Program – designed to assist schools and teachers in disadvantaged communities – is supported by Australian children’s charity The Smith Family and SAP Australia, as well as the CompTIA ANZ Community.

IT security is needed everywhere, especially by businesses. We asked Gavin Dennis to share his experience in cybersecurity and any advice he has for people considering the field.

IT pro Dwight Thomas, Jr., faced one of the biggest challenges of his career when he was hired to build a SCADA communications network in a Mississippi swamp. The skills he gleaned from CompTIA Network+ enabled him to build the network quickly and efficiently.

The CompTIA Industry Advisory Council members came together for their summer working meeting last month with goals to understand emerging technology ecosystems, educate on alternative routes to market, identify best practice standards, and stay informed on CompTIA’s policy and advocacy efforts.

Changing careers takes work, but it can be very rewarding. CompTIA has compiled tips and tricks to help you with your job search.

In anticipation of drastic changes in the technology industry over the next five to 10 years, the CompTIA UK Channel Community Regional Meeting in Birmingham, England, explored how emerging technology is impacting the business of technology today, as well as the key skills businesses need to adopt. Read on!

Every time a hurricane hits or a forest fire spreads into town, businesses are affected. The question then becomes, does the business need to shut down until everything is back to normal, or is it able to function because there was a business continuity plan.

This week marks an exciting time for the future of the tech workforce as the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee passed the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, a reauthorization and modernization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.

CompTIA ChannelCon 2018, scheduled July 31 to August 2 in Washington, D.C., is coming up fast. The top conference in the IT industry brings together IT pros, solution providers, vendors and distributors, featuring innovative sessions, networking opportunities and expert speakers. Here are just some of the reasons not to miss out. Read on!

Aaron Woods, vice chair of CompTIA’s Advancing Diversity In Technology Community, sat down with Jason Pryce, business development engineer at Datto and a member of ADIT’s Executive Council, to talk about Pryce’s career and what people can learn from it, as well as where the business of technology is headed. Read on.

Imagine you’re working in the IT security department and you’re just about to take your lunch when someone in accounting calls to say their computer is “acting strange.” Lunch will have to wait. But in a way, you’re also lucky because not all attacks raise red flags. That is where endpoint detection and response comes into play.