WEBVTT 00:00.049 --> 00:03.870 >> Welcome to the Cybrary CASP+ course. 00:03.870 --> 00:05.940 This course was designed to help you 00:05.940 --> 00:09.550 prepare for the CAS-004. 00:10.000 --> 00:12.120 This video, I'm going to 00:12.120 --> 00:13.650 introduce myself and give you a little bit of 00:13.650 --> 00:14.640 background information of 00:14.640 --> 00:17.054 >> how the CASP+ courses help me. 00:17.054 --> 00:20.315 >> The learning objectives are to introduce myself, 00:20.315 --> 00:23.765 explain why I pursued the CASP+ certification, 00:23.765 --> 00:25.430 and to give you some examples of how 00:25.430 --> 00:28.195 the CASP+ has helped me in my own business. 00:28.195 --> 00:31.195 Who am I? I'm Todd Dixon. 00:31.195 --> 00:32.450 I'm a husband, father, 00:32.450 --> 00:33.815 business owner, and author. 00:33.815 --> 00:36.020 I'm the CEO of Iron Comet Consulting, 00:36.020 --> 00:37.720 and had been in business for over 20 years. 00:37.720 --> 00:39.950 We're in MSP in the Atlanta area. 00:39.950 --> 00:43.160 We focus mostly on medical customers. 00:43.160 --> 00:46.880 I'm also the author of The Official HIPAA Jungle Map 2.0. 00:46.880 --> 00:49.490 My certifications are the CISSP, 00:49.490 --> 00:52.295 HCISPP, CASP+, 00:52.295 --> 00:56.620 CySA+, Pentest+, Security+, and A+. 00:56.620 --> 00:58.500 My A+ is so old, 00:58.500 --> 00:59.870 that when I took it, 00:59.870 --> 01:02.765 it was a single test and mine doesn't have to be renewed. 01:02.765 --> 01:06.690 I think I took it in 1998 or 1999. 01:07.070 --> 01:10.800 My interests are all things cybersecurity. 01:10.800 --> 01:13.240 My German Shepherd and Muay Thai. 01:13.240 --> 01:15.410 All of these things have one thing in 01:15.410 --> 01:17.930 common and that is that they're all challenging. 01:17.930 --> 01:20.630 Cybersecurity is ever changing 01:20.630 --> 01:22.970 and just when you get on top of one thing, 01:22.970 --> 01:24.170 you find out there for 01:24.170 --> 01:25.870 other things, you've got to go learn. 01:25.870 --> 01:28.340 Training a German Shepherd because they are so 01:28.340 --> 01:31.640 intelligent and so stubborn on their own, 01:31.640 --> 01:32.900 they need to be challenged. 01:32.900 --> 01:35.245 That itself is a challenge to you. 01:35.245 --> 01:37.640 Muay Thai is very different than 01:37.640 --> 01:39.230 boxing because you get to 01:39.230 --> 01:41.425 use eight different striking points. 01:41.425 --> 01:43.745 You've got to watch out from your opponent. 01:43.745 --> 01:46.700 They can throw an elbow or a knee or a kick, a punch. 01:46.700 --> 01:48.920 So it's a lot more to look for and it 01:48.920 --> 01:50.090 really challenges your mind 01:50.090 --> 01:52.350 as much as it challenges your body. 01:52.850 --> 01:56.310 Why did I take the CASP+ certification? 01:56.310 --> 01:58.035 Well in the IT community, 01:58.035 --> 02:00.180 CompTIA is very well known and established. 02:00.180 --> 02:02.270 Any certification you take from them 02:02.270 --> 02:04.885 adds credibility to your own resume. 02:04.885 --> 02:06.970 For me, the CASP+ match 02:06.970 --> 02:08.480 my own goals and also 02:08.480 --> 02:10.780 the directions that I wanted to take myself. 02:10.780 --> 02:13.370 It validated to me that I knew 02:13.370 --> 02:15.980 the concepts that the exam was covering. 02:15.980 --> 02:19.385 It also helps to establish expertise to customers. 02:19.385 --> 02:20.645 Well, at least the customers that 02:20.645 --> 02:23.070 understand what credentials are. 02:24.500 --> 02:28.215 How is the CASP+ help me in my own business? 02:28.215 --> 02:30.695 No matter how much you think you know, 02:30.695 --> 02:32.285 there's always a lot more to learn. 02:32.285 --> 02:34.385 When you sit down for these certifications, 02:34.385 --> 02:35.510 you find that out. 02:35.510 --> 02:37.535 You may be an expert in one area. 02:37.535 --> 02:39.080 But these exams tend to cover 02:39.080 --> 02:41.090 so many areas that you find 02:41.090 --> 02:43.730 out quickly the areas that you are weak in. 02:43.730 --> 02:45.740 It also helped me to take my business 02:45.740 --> 02:47.645 and directions that I had never considered. 02:47.645 --> 02:49.400 When you come across concepts of 02:49.400 --> 02:52.265 resiliency and disaster and backup, 02:52.265 --> 02:54.920 you have to think about things in a different way. 02:54.920 --> 02:56.900 We've all done things one 02:56.900 --> 02:58.940 way for a long part of our life. 02:58.940 --> 03:01.280 But when you get introduced to other concepts, 03:01.280 --> 03:03.380 it helps to broaden your mind so that 03:03.380 --> 03:05.720 you can apply those in your own situations. 03:05.720 --> 03:07.370 It also helped me to fill a lot of 03:07.370 --> 03:09.845 gaps that I had about security. 03:09.845 --> 03:13.010 Then lastly, it makes me an asset to my customers. 03:13.010 --> 03:14.960 If I know more and I can do 03:14.960 --> 03:17.000 more then I can help better protect 03:17.000 --> 03:21.540 them and their data. Let's summarize. 03:21.540 --> 03:24.625 I introduced myself to you as your instructor 03:24.625 --> 03:26.120 and I gave you my reasons for 03:26.120 --> 03:28.295 pursuing the CASP+ certification. 03:28.295 --> 03:29.810 I also explained how 03:29.810 --> 03:32.165 the CASP+ has helped me in my own business. 03:32.165 --> 03:33.890 I hope this lesson was of interest to 03:33.890 --> 03:36.510 you, and I'll see you in the next one.