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Coding for Veterans offers second career after military

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PETAWAWA, ONT. —
Current and retired armed forces members could go shopping for bread and for a new career at the Canex store in Petawawa Wednesday.

The Coding for Veterans caravan has set up on base at CFB Petawawa for two days, offering a second career path for veterans in the cyber security space after a life in the military.

“People need a purpose when they transition and leave the forces,” says Pat Shaw, director of academic partnerships at Coding for Veterans. “They will find that sense of purpose in the continued protection of Canadians data and information.”

The course, in partnership with the University of Ottawa, teaches secure software development, network security, and cyber architecture. Shaw says they are jobs that can be done remotely, with anywhere from 150,000 to 250,000 current openings for IT jobs across Canada.

“We’re trying to assist those veterans to train up or up-skill to be able to do those software development and cyber security jobs,” says Shaw.

After working for the armed forces for 35 years and recently retiring at the age of 53, current Coding for Veterans student Elena Vazquez tells CTV News Ottawa that her pursuit of a new career is a natural fit for her.

“I’m a fixer, so when at work or at home there are issues with my computer, I like to be the one trying to fix it,” says the young retiree. “I find that super interesting, honestly, I love it.”

Vazquez retired as a Human Resources manager, but said she still wants to serve that sense of security and protection that she developed after a career with the Canadian Armed Forces.

“If I can find a job in that field to help defend any cyber attacks that we get, that would be great,” says Vazquez, who adds she only has six months left of learning on her course.

An information booth for Coding for Veterans will be set up at 14 Ypres Blvd. in Petawawa again on Thursday, Oct. 21.

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How one coding error turned AirTags into perfect malware distributors

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One of the more frightening facts about mobile IT in 2021 is that simplicity and convenience are far too tempting in small devices (think AppleWatch, AirTags, even rings that track health conditions, smart headphones, etc.). 

Compared with their laptop and desktop ancestors, they make it far more difficult to check that URLs are proper, that SPAM/malware texts/emails don’t get opened and that emlpoyees follow the minimal cybersecurity precautions IT asks. In short, as convenience ramps up, so do security risks. (Confession: Even though I try to be ultra-vigilant with desktop emails, I do periodically — far more often than I should — drop my guard on a message coming through my AppleWatch.)

Another of the always-has-been, always-will-be cybersecurity realities is that small programming errors are easy to make and often get overlooked. And yet, those small errors can lead to gargantuan security holes. This brings us to Apple and Airtags.

A security researcher has come to the CISO rescue and found that an open area for typing in a phone number has unintentionally turned AirTags into God’s gift to malware criminals.

Let’s turn to Ars Technica for details on the disaster. 

“Security consultant and penetration tester Bobby Rauch discovered that Apple’s AirTags — tiny devices which can be affixed to frequently lost items like laptops, phones, or car keys — don’t sanitize user input. This oversight opens the door for AirTags to be used in a drop attack. Instead of seeding a target’s parking lot with USB drives loaded with malware, an attacker can drop a maliciously prepared AirTag,” the publication reported.

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Want to learn coding, app development, or even guitar? These classes are on sale for $20 in honor of Memorial Day

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Whether you’ve been in the market for a career change or you just want to learn a fun new hobby, it can be hard to know where to turn to for classes. 

Luckily, for Memorial Day, these course bundles are majorly marked down. From ASL courses that will help you get your certification, to app design courses that will help you create something of your own, there’s something here for everyone. Plus, all of these guides are taught by highly sought-after professionals who will make learning fun, engaging and easy. Go ahead and give your resume a much-needed refresh with one of the courses below. 

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If you’ve been curious about investing in stocks and even cryptocurrency, but you feel like you don’t have the background knowledge to make the jump, this class bundle will help you out. It offers 54.5 hours of classes that will teach you what to look for and how to go about investing. 

The Become a Professional YouTuber Bundle – $20 with coupon; originally $1,600

Here, you’ll learn everything you need to know to create and build a business off of your YouTube channel. From shooting and editing to marketing, this course bundle covers how to maximize your channel to its highest potential.

The Ultimate Amazon FBA & Dropship Master Class Bundle – $20 with coupon; originally $1,292

Learn to set up and run a successful Amazon shop with this class. It offers 40 hours of material that will show you how to set up your Amazon business, source products, dropship to customers, and more.

The Premium Learn to Code 2021 Certification Bundle – $20 with coupon; originally $4,056

Whether you’ve wanted to learn to code for your job or just to boost your resume, the course bundle will help you out. It offers more than 270 hours on widely-used languages such as Python, Java, and JavaScript. You’ll even discover how Python is applied in machine learning.

The All-In-One 2021 Super-Sized Ethical Hacking Bundle – $20 with coupon; originally $3,284

With the increase in data leaks this past decade, internet security is a hotter topic than ever. This is the perfect course for those looking to make a career move into…

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Cyber Codes

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