IT workers

Iowa Governor Assures IT Workers Amidst Job Transition to Amazon and Cognizant

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds addressed fears of state IT workers losing jobs due to a transition to Amazon Web Services and Cognizant. While 200 workers were notified of termination, Cognizant has guaranteed job offers to Iowans.

North Korean hackers pose as IT workers, recruiters, targeting US tech firms

North Korean hackers, posing as remote IT workers and recruiters, accounted for nearly half of all documented hands-on-keyboard intrusions at US tech companies over the past year, according to a CrowdStrike report. The group 'Famous Chollima' uses AI and stolen identities to infiltrate firms, stealing information and cryptocurrency to fund Pyongyang's weapons programs.

GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills

Some of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows.

GM cutting hundreds of salaried IT workers as it trims costs, evaluates needs

General Motors is laying off hundreds of salaried employees in its information technology operations.

GM cutting hundreds of salaried IT workers as it cuts costs, evaluates needs

General Motors is laying off hundreds of salaried employees in its information technology operations.

IT workers seek WFH mandate for 5.8 million staff

US sentences ‘laptop farmers’ who assisted North Korean IT workers

The US Justice Department said it recently secured two sentences against men hosting laptops for North Korean workers, marking a total of eight sentences in five months.

US sentences ‘laptop farmers’ tied to North Korean IT worker scheme

The Justice Department said two men were sentenced for hosting laptops used by North Korean IT workers, bringing the total to eight sentences in five months.