Kathy Miller

Soft Skills Every IT Professional Should Develop

September 13, 2017 Kathy Miller Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

IT professionals and technologists spend the majority of their time working with software or applications. Time is spent focusing on the skill sets needed to build, implement, maintain, and configure various systems or applications within organizations in order to have a cohesive and functionally operating infrastructure.

At times, however, it’s necessary to step away from the daily realm of “doing” all of the time. As odd as it may seem, it takes certain tools for successful human interaction, and while they seem like skills taught during childhood, they can sometimes be put on the backburner when focusing on the extensive technical or hard skills you spend perfecting day-in and day-out.

The 411 on CompTIA Security+ SY0-401

November 11, 2014 Kathy Miller Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Whether you are considering renewing your CompTIA Security+ certification or are contemplating a journey to acquiring a CompTIA Security+ certification, the latest exam (SY0-401) is available with expanded SY0-301 exam objectives. CompTIA released the latest version and update to the Security+ exam in May 2014, which was intended to replace the SY0-301 exam (released in 2011 and available until December 31, 2014).

On the Way to One Million CompTIA A+ Certifications

March 10, 2014 Kathy Miller Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

This summer, CompTIA is expected to issue its one millionth CompTIA A+ certification. To celebrate, CompTIA has joined with its partners to give away 150 A+ training prizes. In fact, Global Knowledge is chipping in our A+ Certification Prep Course. All the excitement got me thinking about the value of A+ certification.

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Shared Responsibility

October 1, 2013 Kathy Miller Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, created a decade ago by the US Department of Homeland Security and the National Cybersecurity Alliance to educate the public and help ensure everyone has the resources needed to be safer and more secure online. This year’s theme is shared responsibility, with a focus on protecting the Internet and the active role each of us can take to do so. Global Knowledge is a sponsor Champion of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and will be posting security-focused blogs throughout the month.

Protection from Hackers: Security Policy Guidelines

August 22, 2013 Kathy Miller Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Nearly everyone has received an e-mail with an urgent subject line such as “Verify your account information immediately or your account will be suspended!,” when the goal is just for some phisher to get your social security number, PIN, bank account.