10/11/2019 by Troy Stoneking
I probably shouldn’t say this, but to be perfectly frank, there are four or five classes that I prefer to teach more than the rest. If you’re in a class with me, you probably won’t know that I like (or dislike) one more than any other. Having said all that, let me tell you about a class I’m especially fond of teaching.
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9/20/2019 by Margaret Teague
Microsoft recently announced it will retire its Software Assurance Training Voucher (SATV) program over a multi-year transition period. Microsoft is making significant investments to increase the alignment and quality of training offerings and certifications from which customers can benefit.
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9/6/2019 by Kelly Cummings
In this commentary, you are going to learn the four basic parts of Microsoft Access and how familiarizing yourself with these four different objects will enhance productivity, keep your data safe and ultimately, provide peace of mind that any information you need to extract from the data set is at your fingertips any time it is requested.
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8/13/2019 by Chris Becher
Big data and the process of turning raw information into meaningful reporting and visualization has seen huge growth by companies focused on data driven decision making. There are seemingly endless application options to consider for helping to process and organize data through statistical modeling.
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7/29/2019 by Margaret Teague
With cybersecurity attacks a clear and present danger, you already know the importance of maintaining an expert IT staff to protect your data and electronic assets. At the same time, you probably worry about the cost of ongoing training to keep your IT team one step ahead of the ever-evolving ploys that plague organizations. Now more than ever, you need to make sure you are maximizing educational investments for your business.
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7/23/2019 by Karen Gill
Are you an IT Professional trying to create and organize your security team, or trying to decide which security certification or training program is best for your role? You are not alone!
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6/24/2019 by Margaret Teague
Learning how to implement, or improve upon, your cybersecurity program utilizing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework will allow you to mitigate risks based on your organization’s needs/goals … and hopefully save your organization from having to choose whether or not to pay a ransom!
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6/17/2019 by Kelly Cummings
Recently I realized I could no longer support living in the past. It was time to loosen up the purse strings, latch on to this Adobe Creative Cloud subscription concept and start appreciating the benefits that this new business model now provides.
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5/30/2019 by Penny Morgan
Microsoft’s cybersecurity team has provided some top recommendations for implementing security to protect your Office 365 environment. The Office 365 security roadmap provides these recommendations in a staged timeframe so you can easily identify where your priorities should be in the first 30-90 days and beyond
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5/23/2019 by Chris Becher
In partnership with itSM Solutions LLC and UMass Lowell, a NSA/DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research (CAE-R), LRS Education Services is proud to offer the NIST Cybersecurity Professional (NCSP) training curriculum. The curriculum is designed to train how to engineer and implement a cybersecurity program to protect critical assets using the NCSF.
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