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Last Activity: 8 August 2025, 11:19
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  • dsc
    started a topic Qdos data breach

    Qdos data breach

    Just got an email in the inbox saying that Qdos had a security incident and to register with Experian IdentityWorks to claim a free 1yr identity monitoring. Not tried it yet and also google returns nothing regarding this, anyone got anything similar or is this some very believable scam?...
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  • dsc
    replied to State of the Market
    Indeed, I've seen this happen on the current contract I'm on, the job spec had some very specific lingo / skills which made absolutely no sense from outside the project, but were clearly written internally and then simply passed on to the agencies to go and fetch (they of course had no idea about a...
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  • dsc
    replied to State of the Market
    Job specs are either written to replace someone with veeeeery specific skills (like you say either retiree or someone who simply left to a different position) or they are written with a specific person in mind ie. for internal hires (but the job needs to be announced officially to tick boxes)....
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  • dsc
    replied to State of the Market
    Well played Sir! ...
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  • dsc
    replied to State of the Market
    Some larger tech corps that have been originally outsourcing to Poland, have now closed part of the hubs and move worked to India, some to other parts of Easter(n) Europe as work is becoming more and more expensive in Poland itself.

    Not sure on specific rates as I'm not really in IT, but...
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    Last edited by dsc; 17 July 2025, 07:48.

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