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Professional software developer working late at night writing codes in an office. Mature computer programmer sitting in his office, using laptop and coding late at night.

Air Force veteran says cybersecurity is a natural career transition for civilian life—and it’s a field with more than 500,000 open jobs

By Billy Hurley and IT Brew

Man consoling his working colleagues being fired lost the job

Laid off? Tech recruiting exec shares 4 tips for getting back on your feet—and on the job market

By Brianna Monsanto and IT Brew

Hackers work secretly in secret rooms. Mysterious colored lights Breaking into personal security and various agencies in the world . Wanted Hacker using computer for hacking in the cyber data center .

Cybercriminals are stooping to a new low by targeting job seekers when the market is already bad: ‘Where’s the good sheep for the wolf to go attack?’

By Brianna Monsanto and IT Brew

BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 06: A journalist tries on China-made AR smart glasses at press center for China’s annual sessions of its top legislature and political advisory body, known as the “two sessions,” on March 6, 2025 in Beijing, China. The third session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) kicked off on March 5 and March 4, respectively. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

AR glasses blur the lines of when it’s obvious a company is collecting your data, privacy expert says

By Billy Hurley and IT Brew

A Delta Airlines plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that flight delays could get worse as the US government shutdown enters its 28th day and air traffic controllers miss their first full paycheck. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Air traffic control isn’t the place for AI, aviation CEO says: We should ‘never really give the full reins to a computer’

By Eoin Higgins and IT Brew

Female Manager Investigates Disciplinary Meeting Fail With Young Woman

Recruiters caution against using AI to write job postings because it’s been trained on ‘crappy’ descriptions

By Caroline Nihill and IT Brew

Businessman looking at a job search recruitment web page. He is looking thoughtful and focussed and there is a coffee on the desk

Tech job postings in California, Texas, and Virginia tanked in July—and AI could actually be to blame

By Eoin Higgins and IT Brew

Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s DOGE is a cybersecurity threat in the making, former DHHS chief information officer says

By IT Brew and Tom McKay

Hacker Breaks into Government Data Servers and Infects Their System with a Virus

Ransomware attacks spiked in 2024—but they’re nothing compared to what’s coming this year, tech expert warns. ‘I’m very afraid of the things we’re going to see in 2025’

By IT Brew and Eoin Higgins

Hacker with Covered Face in His Operating Room with Multiple Displays and Cables network security information.

Tech giants like Netflix and Apple are shelling out millions to ‘bug bounty hunters’ who hack into their software systems

By IT Brew and Brianna Monsanto

Close-up of a woman trading stock market on smartphone with stock market financial screen.

Fake trading apps on Google Play and App Store linked to global ‘pig butchering’ scam

By Brianna Monsanto, IT Brew, and others

Worker at laptop

ChatGPT just officially became the top unauthorized app secretly used by workers, according to remarkably unsurprising study

By Tom McKay, IT Brew, and others

Best Buy

‘Geek Squad is a sinking ship’: Best Buy workers reel from mass layoff

By Eoin Higgins, IT Brew, and others