Esteban Ramirez, a patient care technician-turned-biomedical sciences student, highlights the importance of allied health professionals in the healthcare infrastructure. The PIMA JTED and Tucson Medical Center partnership aims to train and certify such professionals, offering an alternate career pathway for students right out of high school. This is seen as a way to address workforce shortages in the healthcare sector, especially as Arizona is set to face a 28,000-nurse shortfall by 2025.

IXON VPN Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Gain Access to Windows & Linux Systems
A security assessment by Shelltrail revealed three critical vulnerabilities in the IXON VPN client, allowing privilege escalation on Windows and Linux. Identified as CVE-2025-ZZZ-01, CVE-2025-ZZZ-02,