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January jobs report a mixed bag for tech workers

The unemployment rate remains low, a sign laid off workers were absorbed back into the market, CompTIA said. But the number of tech occupations dropped.
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Southwest names CIO as transformation efforts unfold

Lauren Woods, an executive with more than a decade at Southwest, takes over for CIO Kathleen Merrill, who became executive advisor.
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Modern Cloud Data Protection Best Practices

In this session you will learn about how to protect your data, the importance of air gaps and immutability, how to manage your costs, and finally the best ways to secure your data.
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Inability to prevent bad things from happening seen as the worst part of a security job

83% of organizations experienced more than one data breach in 2022. However, 97% of respondents feel confident that they are well-equipped with the tools and processes needed to prevent and identify intrusions or breaches, according to Exabeam. “The findings indicate a sizable disconnect between market promises and team perceptions. As a result, teams lack the holistic visibility and context to zero in on adversary behaviour to identify the causes of major incidents and breaches. As … More → The post Inability to prevent bad things from happening seen as the worst part of a security job appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Biden urges agencies to broaden paid, unpaid leave options for federal employees

President Joe Biden directed agency leaders to expand federal employees’ access to leave options, including for family and medical emergencies, as well as in instances of domestic violence.
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Remote code execution exploit chain available for VMware vRealize Log Insight

VMware published patches last week for four vulnerabilities in its vRealize Log Insight product that, if combined, could allow attackers to take over the log collection and analytics platform. This week, a proof-of-concept exploit chain has been released by security researchers, along with detailed explanations for each vulnerability, meaning in-the-wild attacks could soon follow. “Gaining access to the Log Insight host provides some interesting possibilities to an attacker, depending on the type of applications that are integrated with it,” researchers with penetration testing firm Horizon3.ai said in their analysis of the flaws. “Often logs ingested may contain sensitive data from other services and may allow an attack to gather session tokens, API keys, and PII. Those keys and sessions may allow the attacker to pivot to other systems and further compromise the environment.” To read this article in full, please click here
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Is the Air Force abandoning its close air support mission?

The Air Force has long had the job of providing close air support for Army and Marine Corps ground troops. Its what made the A-10 attack fighter such a beloved instrument. The F-35 is supposed to replace the A-10 in that role.
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InterVision enhances its cloud and security services for mid-market organizations

InterVision has launched new offerings: Managed Cloud Services (MCS) for AWS and Azure cloud environments and Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) powered by RedSpy365. Both services offer enhanced and expanded cybersecurity designed to address current business and resilience concerns. MCS, with its combination of cloud experts, cloud and security tools and proven methodologies and processes, is built to fulfill mid- to enterprise-level requirements for operational and strategic readiness and includes cybersecurity features for workload … More → The post InterVision enhances its cloud and security services for mid-market organizations appeared first on Help Net Security.
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OpenAI, with pilots underway, tries to help organizations identify AI-generated text

In the same week, OpenAI launched a paid tier of ChatGPT and a tool to spot computer-generated text. The problem is, the classifier is unreliable. 
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