IT News Digest #4: Amazon doubles the salary cap for tech employers, Java developers get new tools, cybercriminals target Linux

Last week in news: new tools for Java code compilation & visualization, increasing earnings & salaries in Big Tech, Tesla might become a rival for Google and Apple.

Development:

• Java News Roundup by InfoQ: Payara Platform 2022 Roadmap, OpenJDK Drafts, Kotlin 1.6.20-M1, Gradle 7.4.
• Azul Launches Java Cloud Compiler: it offloads Java JIT compilation from a local system to an elastic resource, decreasing the resources needed to run the application.
• Tesla might be busy with developing its own app store: some hints pointing in this direction were found in the latest version 11 update of Tesla’s in-car interface.
• The release of Graph Buddy: a brand new tool for Java / Scala code visualization.

Career and IT market:

• “The strong got stronger”: Big Tech companies shared their earnings in 2021.
• Amazon boosts max base pay to $350k for corporate and tech employees, from $160,000 previously.

Online Security:

• Brute-forcing passwords is the most popular method of cyberattacks: the exploit of ProxyLogon vulnerabilities against Microsoft Exchange Server, and Log4j vulnerabilities are also in the top 3.
• Cybercriminals increasingly targeting Linux: businesses still aren’t ready for it.