Award Winning Cisco Training at LRS!

3/16/2016

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LRS Education Services partners with Sunset Learning Institute for Authorized Cisco Training using High Definition Instructor Led Training (HD-ILT) at our Springfield and Bloomington Education Facilities. We believe that Sunset Learning provides our clients with outstanding training experiences…and so does Cisco!

This month at the Cisco Partner Summit 2016 in San Diego, CA Sunset Learning Institute was awarded twelve individual Cisco Instructor Excellence Awards by Cisco! The 2016 award winners exemplified the highest quality training experience and demonstrated best overall performance as measured by student satisfaction surveys for FY2015.

To find out more about how we can help you maximize your Cisco technology by a leader in the industry click HERE or contact me at margaret.teague@LRS.com.

The End of Antivirus?

A few weeks ago I was speaking to a client about the need for antivirus as called for in the Payment Card Industry Data Security standards (PCIDSS) Requirement 5: Protect all systems against malware and regularly update antivirus software or programs. He made an unusual statement, “We don’t use antivirus.” Having been in IT and cybersecurity for many years I knew this was eventually coming, but it was the first time I’d seen it in a real-world implementation. Here are some facts:

Do You Need to Renew Your CompTIA Security+ Certification? Consider CySA+

The CompTIA CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst course is designed for IT security analysts, vulnerability analysts, or threat intelligence analysts. CySA+ is the most up-to-date security analyst certification that covers advanced persistent threats in a post-2014 cybersecurity environment.

Security+ is Important TODAY!

It doesn’t matter if you are at a small business or a very large company, cybersecurity is more important today than it has ever been! As we move into the holiday season, retail cybersecurity is dominating our attention, but any company involved in digital transformation continues to lack the workforce needed to protect assets.

Windows Server 2019!

In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft is moving along nicely on Windows Server 2019. It’s filled with new features and improvements to features introduced in previous releases. Here are few I’m excited about:

Access vs Excel

Even though Microsoft Excel can be used for data management and fields can be calculated in Microsoft Access, the two softwares are very different, and to maximize usage in each program, it is important to understand the unique aspects of each one. Likely, they are both part of a subscription your company is paying for, so no additional expenses will be lost to undertake the learning curve required for one or both of the programs.