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IT pros should always strive to improve their skills. Research shows that your employer thinks there are cybersecurity skills you should improve on too. Learn about the 9 skills you should improve on.

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Building a broad, deep of talent partners requires a well-thought-out strategy because partners come in all shapes and sizes and treating them all equally is likely to end up frustrating you, your partners, and ultimately your customers.

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The OSI model has 7 layers, and layer 3, the network layer, is responsible for packet forwarding, including routing through intermediate routers.

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