Category: Curated

U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Pleads Guilty to Charges of Conspiracy to Obtain and Disclose National Defense Information, Export Control Violations and Bribery

The unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in July, and nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 114,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in health care, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing, while information lost jobs.

A former U.S. Army intelligence analyst was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information, including sensitive, non-public U.S. military information, to an individual he believed was affiliated with the Chinese government.

The job market is tough right now — and Americans are feeling it. Confidence in finding or keeping a job remains near record lows, according to the latest LinkedIn Workforce Confidence survey.

If you’ve been on LinkedIn while job hunting, you’ve probably been approached by “recruiters” offering to connect you with amazing opportunities — only to later tell you your resume isn’t “ATS compliant” and refer you to their “professional resume writer” for hundreds of dollars.

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) have become an unavoidable part of the modern hiring process. Love them or hate them, they’re the first gatekeeper standing between you and your next role.

Over 90% of mid-to-large companies use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to filter resumes before a recruiter ever sees them. Even if you’re a perfect fit, you can be rejected instantly if the ATS doesn’t rank you high enough.

U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Arrested and Charged with Conspiracy to Obtain and Disclose National Defense Information, Export Control Violations and Bribery

DNS is a global system for translating IP addresses to human-readable domain names. When a user tries to access a web address like “example.com,” their web browser or application performs a DNS Query against a DNS server, supplying the hostname. The DNS server takes the hostname and resolves it into a numeric IP address to which the web browser can connect.

What, you might ask, are industries and domains within cybersecurity?  Simply put, industries are groups of related companies based on their primary business activities. Fields are specified spheres of knowledge and action within a discipline. Why is it essential for those interested in a cybersecurity career to know the top industries and domains? Well, one reason is when you seek a cybersecurity job, it’s always good to know which industries are hiring the most professionals. Fields within cybersecurity are also crucial to know what knowledge is expected of you if you enter cybersecurity.