October Jobs Report Shows Strong Month for IT Services and Software, CompTIA Analysis Finds

Employment in information technology (IT) in the country increased by 4,200 jobs in October, the fourth consecutive month of growth, according to IT employment Tracker released today by CompTIA, the non-profit association Profit benefit of the technology industry.


As it did throughout 2016, the category of software and services has boosted employment growth in the IT sector, adding 8,300 jobs last month, according to the analysis of the CompTIA Employment Report work (#jobsreport) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics released this morning. For the year, this category increased by 73,500 jobs.


"The relatively strong employment report is an indication that the IT sector and employment in the IT sector remain true to year-end growth targets," said Tim Herbert, senior vice president of research CompTIA and market intelligence.



"Despite the anguish in next week's elections, employers added technology jobs, a reflection of the continuing demand for digital business technology, IT management services, and expertise in cyber security related skills.

Employment growth in October was also reported in the categories of other information services, including search portals (up to 1200) and data processing, hosting and related services (+ 200).



Lower earnings last month were the decline in telecommunication employment (4500 jobs) and IT and electronics (1000).


Net profit for October: a gain of 4,200 jobs. During the first 10 months of 2016, the IT sector has added 56,800 new jobs.


The second component of the nation's IT workforce - the IT business in all other industries - has declined somewhat in October, with an estimated net gain of 69,000 jobs. For the calendar year, IT professionals show an estimated net gain of more than 86,000 jobs.

SYO-401 Exam Question No 61

Question No 61:

A system administrator is configuring UNIX accounts to authenticate against an external server. The configuration file asks for the following information DC=ServerName and DC=COM. Which of the following authentication services is being used?

A. RADIUS
B. SAML
C. TACACS+
D. LDAP

Answer: D

SYO-401 Exam Question No 60

Question No 60:

A recent audit has discovered that at the time of password expiration clients are able to recycle the previous credentials for authentication. Which of the following controls should be used together to prevent this from occurring? (Select TWO).

A. Password age
B. Password hashing
C. Password complexity
D. Password history
E. Password length

Answer: A, D