Tag: jobs
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Web3 Dev Environments Hit by Fake Interview Software Scam
Web3 and cryptocurrency developers are facing a new wave of targeted attacks driven not by cold outreach, but by carefully engineered “inbound” traps. Instead of chasing victims through phishing emails or unsolicited Telegram messages, threat actors are now building fake companies, posting appealing job openings, and waiting for high-value targets to walk into their infrastructure.…
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Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Torq Gets $140M Funding to Hit $1.2B Valuation
This latest funding brings Torq’s total raised capital to $332 million, and it has plans to hire an additional 200 employees in 2026. The post Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Torq Gets $140M Funding to Hit $1.2B Valuation appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-torq-funding/
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ChatGPT tests a new feature to find jobs, improve your resume, and more
OpenAI is testing “Jobs,” a new feature that could help you explore roles, improve your resume, and plan your career. This feature is being tested after ChatGPT gained support for the Health dashboard. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-tests-a-new-feature-to-find-jobs-improve-your-resume-and-more/
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Holes in Veeam Backup suite allow remote code execution, creation of malicious backup config files
Tags: access, backup, credentials, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data, exploit, jobs, malicious, monitoring, password, ransomware, remote-code-execution, risk, risk-management, sans, threat, update, veeam, vulnerabilityCVE-2025-59470 (with a CVSS score of 9) allows a Backup or Tape Operator to perform remote code execution (RCE) as the Postgres user by sending a malicious interval or order parameter;CVE-2025-59469 (with a severity score of 7.2) allows a Backup or Tape Operator to write files as root;CVE-2025-55125 (with a severity score of 7.2) allows a Backup…
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Google Search AI hallucinations push Google to hire “AI Answers Quality” engineers
AI, including AI Overviews on Google Search, can hallucinate and often make up stuff or offer contradicting answers when asked in two different ways. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-search-ai-hallucinations-push-google-to-hire-ai-answers-quality-engineers/
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Why cybersecurity cannot hire its way through the AI era
AI can close the speed and scale gap in security, but only if organizations prioritize the risks that matter most. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cybersecurity-talent-shortage-ai-risk-operations-center-2026-op-ed/
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8 things CISOs can’t afford to get wrong in 2026
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, automation, awareness, breach, business, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dora, encryption, finance, firmware, GDPR, healthcare, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, injection, insurance, intelligence, iot, jobs, law, malicious, monitoring, network, privacy, ransom, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, scam, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-trust“Identity and access controls for AI agents and AI platforms are one of the most important areas of concern for CISOs,” says Jason Stading, director at global technology research and advisory firm ISG. “Right now, permissions and access rights for AI are a black box in many areas. We will see a major push over…
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Cybersecurity hat kein Budget-Problem
Tags: breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, governance, jobs, risk, security-incident, strategyEin Tag im Leben eines Sicherheitsentscheiders”¦Wenn es um Security-Budgets geht, dreht sich ein Großteil der (Online-)Diskussionen darum, wie man das “Board” für sich gewinnt und Investitionen rechtfertigt. Einige Ansätze basieren auf spezifischen Finanzmodellen und zielen darauf ab, den Return on Investment (ROI) zu rechtfertigen. Andere konzentrieren sich eher darauf, Risiken zu quantifizieren und deren Minderung…
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Why Business Structure Matters for Cybersecurity Compliance in Remote-First Companies
Remote-first companies are no longer an exception. What began as a temporary response to global disruption has evolved into a long-term operating model for startups, scaleups, and even established enterprises. Distributed teams, cloud-based tools, and borderless hiring have unlocked flexibility and talent access”, but they have also introduced new cybersecurity and compliance challenges. One often-overlooked…
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AI and the End of the Traditional Entry-Level Tech Job
Welcome to the first episode of the Shared Security Podcast in 2026! As AI becomes increasingly integrated into technical fields such as software development and cybersecurity, traditional entry-level roles are evolving or disappearing. This episode discusses the implications of AI on entry-level knowledge worker jobs, emphasizing the need for students, recent graduates, and those entering……
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A Week That Set the Tone for 2026: Cyber Laws, Breaches, and Disinformation
This week, The Cyber Express takes a closer look at the events shaping the global cybersecurity landscape as we transition from 2025 to 2026. Throughout this week, we covered new cybersecurity laws, insider jobs involving ransomware, AI-driven disinformation, and data protection enforcement. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/the-cyber-express-weekly-roundup-jan-2026/
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Cybersecurity skills matter more than headcount in the AI era
Tags: ai, cloud, cybersecurity, data, finance, jobs, risk, skills, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityAI adoption accelerates: The research found that AI adoption is accelerating quickly, with 28% of respondents reporting that they have already integrated AI tools into their operations and 69% involved in some level of adoption, through integration, active testing, or early evaluation.”What stands out is how fast AI has moved from experimentation into day-to-day operations.…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: GhostAd Drain, macOS Attacks, Proxy Botnets, Cloud Exploits, and 12+ Stories
The first ThreatsDay Bulletin of 2026 lands on a day that already feels symbolic, new year, new breaches, new tricks. If the past twelve months taught defenders anything, it’s that threat actors don’t pause for holidays or resolutions. They just evolve faster. This week’s round-up shows how subtle shifts in behavior, from code tweaks to…
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AI Jobs: What’s Actually Sticking?
3 Years in, GenAI Has Created Fewer New Roles Than Expected. Three years after ChatGPT’s public debut in November 2022, the promised artificial intelligence job revolution has arrived. It’s just not what anyone anticipated. Research shows that demand for AI fluency jumped nearly sevenfold in two years. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-jobs-whats-actually-sticking-a-30416
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Tipps für CISOs, die die Branche wechseln wollen
Tipps für CISOs mit “Vertical-Switch-Ambitionen”.In der Außenperspektive sollte es für Menschen, die es zum Chief Information Security Officer gebracht haben, eigentlich kein Problem sein, die Branche zu wechseln. In der Realität stellen viele Sicherheitsentscheider allerdings regelmäßig fest, dass das Gegenteil der Fall ist: Wenn man einmal in einer bestimmten Branche tätig ist, gestaltet es sich…
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TDL 012 – The Architect of the Internet on the Future of Trust
Summary In this episode of The Defenders Log, Paul Mockapetris, the architect of DNS, discusses the evolving role of the Domain Name System from a simple directory to a sophisticated security tool. He posits that modern networking requires “making sure DNS doesn’t work when you don’t want it to,” comparing DNS filtering to essential services…
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Cybersecurity Interviews Are Risk Assessments in Disguise
Job Seekers Need to Demonstrate Good Judgement and Trust – Not Just Skills Cybersecurity job interviews function much more like risk assessments. Hiring managers are not searching for perfection. They are working to reduce uncertainty about how someone will think, decide and behave when systems fail, pressure mounts and information is incomplete. First seen on…
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Coordinated Scams Target MENA Region With Fake Online Job Ads
A coordinated wave of fake online job ads targeting the Middle East and North Africa has been uncovered, exploiting remote work trends First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/scams-mena-fake-online-job/
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Amazon Fends Off 1,800 Suspected DPRK IT Job Scammers
The tech giant has been beset by a deluge of state-sponsored North Korean operatives, showcasing the sheer scale of the IT worker scam problem. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/amazon-fends-off-dprk-it-job-scammers
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Amazon has stopped 1,800 job applications from North Korean agents
North Korean group infiltrated 100-plus companies with imposter IT pros: CrowdStrike reportHow not to hire a North Korean IT spyNorth Korean hackers impersonated recruiters to steal credentials from over 1,500 developer systemsNorth Korean fake IT workers up the ante in targeting tech firms First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/article/4111148/amazon-has-stopped-1800-job-applications-from-north-korean-agents.html
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DDoSHire und Künstliche Intelligenz in Cybercrime-Plattformen – Chatbots als Steuerungsebene für DDoSHire-Angriffe
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ki-ddos-for-hire-chatbots-angriffskoordination-a-ed10dcd6dc138172fc2a0c8b9c78025f/
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Why Networking Is Your Secret Weapon in Cybersecurity Job Hunting
In this episode, Tom Eston discusses the unique challenges in the current cybersecurity job market, emphasizing the importance of networking. Tom provides practical tips on how to enhance networking skills, such as attending conferences, volunteering for open source projects, creating a blog, and seeking mentors. He also addresses misconceptions about the job shortage in cybersecurity……
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What CISOs should know about the SolarWinds lawsuit dismissal
Responsibility without authority is the real risk: At the heart of the SolarWinds lawsuit was a familiar problem for security leaders: responsibility without authority. The dynamic that caught Tim Brown in the SEC’s jaws is that, despite his experience, seniority, and title, he, like most CISOs, carries tremendous responsibility without any real organizational authority to…
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What CISOs should know about the SolarWinds lawsuit dismissal
Responsibility without authority is the real risk: At the heart of the SolarWinds lawsuit was a familiar problem for security leaders: responsibility without authority. The dynamic that caught Tim Brown in the SEC’s jaws is that, despite his experience, seniority, and title, he, like most CISOs, carries tremendous responsibility without any real organizational authority to…
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Podcast: Die IT-Tops und -Flops 2025
Tags: ai, cio, jobs, malware, microsoft, nis-2, open-source, ransomware, software, vulnerability-managementDie Redaktion von Computerwoche, CIO und CSO sieht das IT-Jahr 2025 mit gemischten Gefühlen zu Ende gehen.Ein turbulentes Jahr 2025 neigt sich dem Ende zu. Es war geprägt von wirtschaftlicher Unsicherheit, geopolitischen Spannungen und dem ungebremsten Siegeszug der Künstlichen Intelligenz. Grund genug für die Redaktion von Computerwoche, CIO und CSO, in der letzten TechTalk-Podcast-Folge des…
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SentinelOne Hires Google, Cisco And Symantec Vet As New CTO
SentinelOne hires cybersecurity leader Jeff Reed as its new chief technology officer, who has experience working at Cisco, Google Cloud and Symantec. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/cloud/2025/sentinelone-hires-google-cisco-and-symantec-vet-as-new-cto