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(Part 2) So yesterday we looked at a press release CompTIA released talking about employment increases for December. We discovered that there was a gain of ~13,000 new jobs, but a decrease of about 79,000 listed positions. A lot of my follower count are interested in #cyber and #IT roles. What's the outlook like for them? Before diving into the actual data for their monthly report, it's worth to note that, when sourcing their claims, CompTIA states that labor market data from the DLS and job posting data they receive from Lightcast are subject to backward revisions, and that DLS data experiences higher levels of variance/volatility. You can take a look at the published data here: https://lnkd.in/e6xzryWX Here's some quick insights: - Tech employment skyrocketed by ~300,000 positions between December 2021 and October 2022, where it has since remained in flux between ~5.575M and ~5.5M. - December's tech employment is at ~5.57M. It's worth noting, though, that November and December data is projected, and not yet confirmed. It could be higher or lower, and this data is also seasonally adjusted. Tech Occupation Employment, which is not seasonally adjusted, paints a more bleak picture. Occupational employment Peaked at about 6.7M in October, then sharply decreased in November and December to about 6.5M. Not such a pretty picture, right? Depends on what you're looking for. A lot of people don't really know the difference between seasonally adj. and non-seasonally adj. data. Basically, seasonally adjusted data is used when comparing months more closely, and non-seasonal data is for a broad, annual picture. So, then, what's the situation for our IT people? Well, the data doesn't make it very clear at all. The only thing we can really see is job posting activity for our IT people, where there was a decrease of 2,700 listed jobs. Remote jobs also took a dive, which I think a lot of people already knew. IT Support Specialists suffered a loss of 516 remote postings, while Cyber Analysts and Engineers lost 564 remote postings. What are your takeaways from this? To me, it seems like the market is doing about as well as it has been doing for the past year, which is a much better picture with just the couple numbers presented yesterday. Tech unemployment did increase, but it's constantly in flux. I would be willing to bet these coincide with major layoffs, though. Dice reports 55 companies laying off 7,159 people for December, but this data comes from layoffs.fyi, which is crowdsourced, so it could be inaccurate. I don't think that alone makes up for the increase, but this post is already long enough. What would you like to see next?

As someone who was into high tech before it was called that, i find today’s landscape is fraught with wrong decisions and overreaching of people who are “IT” consultants. First of all, computers are tools that need to be calibrated for use so the actual business applications that use those tools work properly. This is all about technical infrastructure and of course, security. Business (includes any software that sits on top of the tools) applications are best understood by those who use it in their every day endeavors, not necessarily IT professionals who don’t really use the applications. Know the difference. Applications “experts” are not IT professionals and vice versa. As a manger or user, you need both and should make your decisions based on which category fits the situation.

The worst thing you can do in your Open Source Security strategy Bringing others down to prove you're the best. I see this in open-source software management all the time. Example: 1. Criticizing traditional software for its restricted access. 2. Underestimating the risks of open-source software. 3. Ignoring the importance of assessing and securing open-source software. Recognize the mistakes? This is called Open-Source Elitism. And it's wrong. If anything, it makes your security strategy weaker. You don't need to bring a method down to prove yours is better. Simply show why open-source is good. Stop fighting to beat others ↳ Start fighting to beat the odds in your favor There's a life lesson in here too. ❓ How are you ensuring the security of your open-source software in your enterprise environment? 🌐Reach out to us: ✅ WhatsApp: +91 9810609560 ✅ Email: ajai@sevenstepconsulting.com ✅ Web: sevenstepconsulting.com #OpenSource #Security #EnterpriseSoftware

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Small and even medium sized businesses often unwittingly leave themselves highly vulnerable to data loss. How? By managing their IT infrastructure in-house. It may seem like a good idea, but it isn't. There are numerous important reasons for this. Learn why managing your IT network is something you should reserve for vetted outsourced professionals: https://lnkd.in/eQcmyN9a #networkaccess #dataprotection #DataLossPrevention #enterprisesecurity #technologyservices #uppervalleyvtnh #cioleadership

A little help from the IT Experts please? Currently having email issues. We are able to send emails however, when we receive one from the UK an error appears saying "Address not found" and "no Mx Records found". However, we're able to receive from aboard? Our current contacts are not available until tomorrow and this is urgent. Any help/info would be great - Thank you ! #It #ithelp #itsupport #email

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