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• Cybersecurity should be professionalized

  The time is ripe for professionalizing cybersecurity, according to Salve Regina University's Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy.

• Secrets to CIO Longevity

  Enterprises that keep the same CIO in place for years -- and even decades -- have a unique culture of collaboration and consistency.

• Microsoft now leads in tech layoffs

  Microsoft's planned 18,000 job cuts, or 14% of its workforce, is the biggest tech layoff announced this year, surpassing Hewlett-Packard's announcement in May that it was cutting 16,000 jobs.

• IT gender imbalance getting worse

  The technology industry’s gender imbalance is getting worse with a new study finding there has been a 27 per cent decrease in female IT workers since 2010.
  

• If immigration reform is dead, so is raising the H-1B cap

  In a speech Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. House, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) declared immigration reform dead.

• More than 90% of IT workers are in search of a new job: survey

  Ninety-two per cent of IT workers in Australia are either actively looking for or keeping an eye on job opportunities, a survey from IT recruitment company Greythorn has found.

• Security skills shortage is real, and it's not going away anytime soon

  The current shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the U.S will likely resolve itself over the next several years, according to the RAND Corp. But until then, companies will find it disturbingly difficult to find skilled workers.

• IT hiring rises where it counts

  Hiring at companies that are mostly users of technology is on the rise, according to Computer Economics.

• How the cloud can make IT shops more innovative

  Jobs at many IT departments have been primarily about maintenance -- handling crashed email systems, ever-expanding security perimeters and users who bringing their own devices to the office

• Suncorp Group CIO gets promoted to CEO

  Suncorp Group CIO Matt Pancino has been appointed to chief executive of business services at the insurance and financial services company.

• This IT worker had to train an H-1B replacement

  This is the story of an IT worker who was replaced by a worker on an H-1B visa, one of a number of visa holders, mostly from India, who took jobs at this U.S. company. Computerworld is not going to use the worker's name or identify the companies involved to protect the former employee from retaliation.

• Google admits it's got work to do to achieve a diverse workforce

  Google executives say they're not satisfied that the company's workforce is largely made up of white males.

• An H-1B cap hike would mean a grim future for workers

  If Congress approves comprehensive immigration reform, it will likely more than double the cap on H-1B visas. What happens then sounds dystopian for workers.

• Frustration, anger over new H-1B rule finds voice on U.S. site

  The U.S. is collecting comments on whether to allow certain H-1B spouses to work, and the prevailing theme is one of frustration.

• Laid-off IBM workers allege age bias in lawsuit

  Three former IBM employees laid off last year have filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging they were victims of age discrimination. IBM denies the charge.