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Biden’s Last Cybersecurity Executive Order: What Tech, Security Pros Must Know
During his time in office, former President Joe Biden and his administration attempted to tackle two of the most pressing technology issues of the last decade: Increasing cybersecurity threats from criminal groups and nation-state actors and the development of generative artificial intelligence for widespread commercial use. In response to these technology challenges, the Biden administration created a series of executive orders that sought to position the U.S. government to develop solutions. For example, in response to the SolarWinds attack, one early executive order addressed security weaknesses in the software supply chain by emphasizing the development of more secure code, as well as changing how government agencies must evaluate and purchase applications. Later, another executive order laid out guidelines concerning A.I. development and how public and private organizations must secure the technology and ensure its trustworthiness (President Donald Trump rescinded this specific ex

Do Developers Still Need to Master Prompt Engineering?
Do tech professionals need to master prompt engineering? That’s been a critical question over the past few years, especially as more tech workflows have incorporated AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Gemini. And the latest O’Reilly 2025 Tech Trends Report (sign-in required) has a potentially surprising answer: although tech pros are more interested than ever in AI skills such as natural language processing and machine learning, searches on O’Reilly’s online learning platform for “prompt engineering” declined slightly in 2024 after a sharp rise in 2023, indicating that tech professionals are no longer rushing to learn its intricacies. What’s behind this dip? The report has some ideas: “There have been a number of arguments that the need for prompt engineering is temporary. As generative AI improves, this line of reasoning contends, we will no longer need to write complex prompts that specify exactly what we want the AI to do and how to do it. Prompts will be less sensitive to

DHI Group CEO Art Zeile on the 2025 Dice Tech Salary Report
“Tech Connects,” Dice’s podcast, digs into the tech hiring, recruiting, and career topics that matter to you. Subscribe on ACast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Podcasts, and YouTube! On this latest episode of ‘Tech Connects,’ we’re talking with Art Zeile, CEO of DHI Group, the parent company of Dice, about the latest Dice Tech Salary Report. Every year, we survey thousands of tech professionals for the Report’s breakdown of tech industry salary, benefits, and much more. This is the 20th annual edition of the Tech Salary Report, and we’re taking this opportunity to analyze how tech compensation has evolved over the long term. Yes, overall tech salaries have risen steadily since 2005, reaching an average of $112,521 in 2024, but you need to take inflation into account: Today's average tech salary, when adjusted for purchasing power, is almost exactly what professionals earned in 2005 ($112,521 versus inflation-adjusted $112,350). This suggests that, despite periodic surges

Tech Unemployment Held Steady in October
The tech unemployment rate held steady at 2.6 percent in October, according to a new analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data by CompTIA. The tech unemployment rate had dipped from 3.4 percent to 2.5 percent in September, the biggest such dip in four years. “Despite the higher than usual noise in this month’s labor market data, there are a number of positives to point to on the tech employment front,“ Tim Herbert, chief research officer for CompTIA, wrote in a statement accompanying the data. “The data indicates employers continue a balanced approach to hiring across core tech job roles and innovation enabling roles.” Although employment within the tech sector declined by 4,029 jobs, “tech professions throughout the economy increased by 70,000” last month, CompTIA’s report added. Posting data was strong in multiple subcategories, including cybersecurity, support, data and infrastructure, and software. Recent hurricanes across the Southeast may have impacted some hiring, a

Last Chance: Share Your Insights for the 2025 Salary Report
Are you a tech professional looking to make a strategic career move? Or perhaps you're simply curious about how your compensation stacks up against industry standards? If so, we invite you to participate in the latest Dice salary survey, which provides the data for the massive Dice Tech Salary Report that we launch at the beginning of every year (here’s last year’s edition). Yes, there’s the potential to win a gift card if you participate (which is great!)—but it’s also about making sure the tech industry hears your valuable insights. By taking the survey, you'll help us provide accurate and up-to-date data on tech compensation trends and much more—including the average salaries for different tech roles in the hottest job markets. Please click here to take the survey! Here are just some of the annual benefits from the Dice Tech Salary Report: Show me the money: Discover how your salary compares to others in your field. Identify career opportunities: Pinpoint regions or companies offeri