Tux Machines
Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 02, 2023
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=> ↺ VA special salary rate for tech and cybersecurity staff takes effect
The Department of Veterans Affairs has increased the salaries of its technology and cybersecurity employees by an average of 17% in a bid to boost its ability to hire private sector talent [sic].
=> ↺ White House seeks whole of society approach, immigration reform to boost cyber workforce
The National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy strategy focuses on four major pillars: equipping every American with cyber skills, transforming cyber education, expanding and enhancing the national cyber workforce and strengthening the federal cyber workforce. The strategy relies heavily on non-governmental and private sector entities to provide funding, internship and apprenticeship programs to increase the number of workers with cybersecurity skills.
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While the exact number of open cybersecurity jobs is unclear, the strategy cites figures from (ISC)², a nonprofit association of certified cyber workers, estimating that there are more than 400,000 unfilled jobs in the cybersecurity industry.
=> ↺ Lazarus group exploits Windows IIS servers to distribute malware
North Korean cybercrime group, Lazarus, has been found to be attacking Windows Internet Information Service (IIS) web servers and using them as distribution points for their malware, according to AhnLab security emergency response center (ASEC).
=> ↺ Cyberattack on B.C. health employer websites may have taken personal information
The cyberattack targeted [sic] three websites recruiting physicians, nurses and other health professionals: Health Match B.C., Locums for Rural B.C. and the B.C. Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.
=> ↺ Hacking AI Resume Screening with Text in a White Font
Clever. I’m not sure it’s actually useful in getting a job, though. Eventually the humans will figure out that the applicant doesn’t actually have the required skills. But…maybe.
=> ↺ Job applicants are battling AI résumé filters with a hack
The concept is simple: Copy a list of relevant keywords or the job description itself, paste it in a résumé and change the font color to white. The hope is that AI bots or digital filters in applicant tracking systems read the white text and surface the résumé for human review. Because keywords are in white, the résumé will look normal to human reviewers.
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