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DATA STREAM News & Notes for Certified Professionals Tech on Top in Down Job Market Are you a highly skilled IT professional hot on the job search? If so, a recent study offers good news for you. Fifty-three percent of companies report they will increase staff in the next year, according to Veritude’s “2008 IT Hiring Trends” study. The staffing company also identified the job roles that most need filling: project manager, database administrator, system administrator, enterprise architect, software engineer, network engineer and systems analyst. Indeed, a July study by Jobfox reported that the technology sector had the most job roles on its “Top 20 Most RecessionProof Professions” list, with a total of six. Read more at http://www.cert mag.com/read.php?in=3538. Time-Strapped IT Pros Need Accurate Online Info As downsizing and outsourcing become increasingly popular options for companies these days, IT professionals are asked to do more in less time. As a result, they routinely search far and wide to find quick and goodquality troubleshooting help. But according to a recent Safari Books Online study, IT professionals are missing out on the most valuable resource of all: each other. In its “2008 IT hiring Trends” study, Veritude identified the job roles that most need filling: project manager, database administrator, system administrator, enterprise architect, software engineer, network engineer and systems analyst. year, according to new research by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). In the survey, titled “Trends in Information Security: A CompTIA Analysis of IT Security and the Workforce,” nearly three out of four respondents said their companies allow employees to access data networks remotely, but less than half have implemented any type of security awareness training. Just 19 percent have plans to do so in the coming year. Fifty-seven percent of the 225 respondents said they spend an hour or less sharing information with new employees during orientation, and 25 percent don’t share at all. Read more at http://www.certmag.com/read. php?in=3531. Study Finds Security Threats Growing on Mobile Technology Security threats on handheld and mobile computing devices have significantly increased during the past 6 CERTIFICATION MAGAZINE October 2008 http://www.ittalent.veritude.com/?source=veritude.com http://www.jobfox.com/Site/Default.aspx http://www.jobfox.com/Site/Employer/pdf/TopJobsJuly08.pdf http://www.jobfox.com/Site/Employer/pdf/TopJobsJuly08.pdf http://www.certmag.com/read.php?in=3538 http://www.certmag.com/read.php?in=3538 http://www.safaribooksonline.com/techsurvey/ http://www.safaribooksonline.com/techsurvey/ http://www.comptia.org/ http://www.comptia.org/sections/research/reports/200804-SecuritySummary.aspx http://www.comptia.org/sections/research/reports/200804-SecuritySummary.aspx http://www.certmag.com/read.php?in=3531 http://www.comptia.org/sections/research/reports/200804-SecuritySummary.aspx http://www.certmag.com/read.php?in=3531

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Certification - October 2008 Editor's Letter Contents Data Stream Virtual Village Tech Careers Dear Techie Troubleshooting Academic Connection What We Like Look Ahead Elect IT: Technology and the Democratic Process Managing Relationships in the Nonprofit Realm Interface VoIP Technician: Answering the Call of the Network Inside Certification Ad Index Endtag

Certification - October 2008

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