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System hardening involves removing unneeded OS and application features and ensuring remaining software is up to date.

It’s important for tech companies of all sizes to remember were all small businesses at some point, says Bob Stegner, host of CompTIA’s Universal Truths from the Son of an SMB YouTube series. Watch the latest episodes to learn how to best service small-business customers and ensure your own long-term success.

Ecosystems are increasing and restructuring at pace, resulting in us needing a new ‘ecosystem mindset’. Rob Reynolds’ 360-degree view of the partner world highlights that no one partner can build the entire technology stack. This important route to market needs a shift from technology push to a strategic dialogue, sharing information, and building joint value propositions that bring both organisations’ strengths to the end customer – regardless of partner size.

Just as US businesses were closing down for the July 4 long holiday weekend, the REvil ransomware group attacked—impacting the MSP community more directly than any previous incident. Sadly, it was an inevitable attack, one that many cyber experts have been expecting. The other shoe finally dropped, and tech companies came to help.

Creating a study guide based on the exam objectives is your first step toward earning your certification. However, using brain dumps or exam dumps shouldn’t be part of your strategy.

Prospecting and nurturing leads is neither fun nor glamorous, but it’s one of the key stages in building your managed services business. Here are some important tips and reminders to help keep your sales pipeline flowing.

Careers in the data center are thriving. Learn what types of IT pros keep the data center running and the skills you need to get there.

Taking care of yourself means seeing your doctor regularly. Are you applying that same level of care to your business? If it’s time for a legal checkup, CompTIA’s new toolkit, Legal Resources for Tech SMBs, is the prescription.

As the option for live, in-person conferences starts to increase, so does the opportunity to have real, meaningful conversations on the latest cybersecurity threats and how we can all work together to protect customers. It's what the CompTIA ISAO was born to do, says executive director MJ Shoer.

Interested in starting or advancing your career in data analytics? Take a look at CompTIA’s list of the best data analytics certifications out there.

Is CompTIA Network+ worth it? Learn why the certification is worth it, including the costs, jobs, salaries and benefits.

Part 2 in a series of my favorite CompTIA Server+ topics, with server deployments, basic configurations, and the importance of both Linux and Windows.

Discover the top reasons you won't want to miss ChannelCon 2021. Virtual sessions will explore topics including cybersecurity, workforce development, emerging tech innovation and business building solutions. And for those looking to connect in-person, networking receptions will be held in six U.S. cities.

If you could, how would you re-route the 10 most common problems the help desk deals with? Would you automate, implement self-help or put in a ticket?

Selling through solution providers is an extremely efficient route to market for tech vendors, but success is often predicated on knowing how to sell through the IT channel—why you want to do it, where to find the best partners, and when to use them. That, it turns out, is not so simple.