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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released updated guidance on securing the supply chain against cyberattacks.

Since 2020, NIST has released two draft documents on how the enterprise can better defend itself from supply-chain attacks.

Today, in response to Executive Order 14028: Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, NIST has published ‘Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations’ to provide guidance on identifying and responding to supply chain cybersecurity risks.

(Texas Tribune/KXAN) — A massive security breach at the Texas Department of Insurance leaked the personal information of almost 2 million Texans for nearly three years, according to a state audit released last week.

The department said the personal information of 1.8 million workers who have filed compensation claims — including Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and information about workers’ injuries — was accessible online to members of the public from March 2019 to January 2022.

Though personal information was compromised – the agency now says there’s no reason to believe the data was used.

Never mind reading generic guides or practicing with friends — Google is betting that algorithms can get you ready for a job interview. The company has launched an Interview Warmup tool that uses AI to help you prepare for interviews across various roles. The site asks typical questions (such as the classic “tell me a bit about yourself”) and analyzes your voiced or typed responses for areas of improvement. You’ll know when you overuse certain words, for instance, or if you need to spend more time talking about a given subject.

Interview Warmup is aimed at Google Career Certificates users hoping to land work, and most of its role-specific questions reflect this. There are general interview questions, though, and Google plans to expand the tool to help more candidates. The feature is currently only available in the US.

AI has increasingly been used in recruitment. To date, though, it has mainly served companies during their selection process, not the potential new hires. This isn’t going to level the playing field, but it might help you brush up on your interview skills.