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2024-04-16 11:05
How to Build a Successful AI Strategy for Your Business in 2024With a solid understanding of AI technology and your organization’s priorities, the next step is to define clear objectiv… Read More
2024-04-15 13:45
Generative AI Strategy For Enterprise
The guidelines to align with enterprise business Initiatives. Identify the
business challenges that require attention. Also, understand the business… Read More
2024-04-14 12:08
Why small language models are the next big thing in AI
The complexity of tools and techniques required to work with LLMs also
presents a steep learning curve for developers, further… Read More
2024-04-12 10:05
Examing the Relationship Between AI and ArchitectureArchitecture is about tradeoffs. It is about spending money on one thing over another. It is about decisions. So when you tell me to devel… Read More
2024-04-10 16:22
Time to rethink cloud strategies in the AI era
The proliferation of AI technologies is busting datacenter boundaries, as
running data close to compute and storage capabilities often… Read More
2024-04-08 09:39
Streamlining application delivery and mitigating risks for critical
infrastructure
The emphasis on cloud and edge computing introduces challenges in orchestrating
seamless applicatio… Read More
2024-04-07 09:42
AI advancements are fueling cloud infrastructure spending
The IDC report offers insights into the evolving landscape of cloud deployment
infrastructure spending, explicitly focusing on A… Read More
2024-04-06 12:23
'Leadership? No, Thank You': Navigating A New Organizational Environment
Model
The culture that pushes people to be leaders frequently sugarcoats a position
like that by showing… Read More
2024-04-05 11:31
Time for a Disaster Recovery Health Check
By law, the board and C-level officers have the responsibility of executing due
diligence and competence in the conduct of company operations an… Read More
2024-04-04 10:42
Transforming CI/CD Pipelines for AI-Assisted Coding: Strategies and Best
Practices
Most source code management tools, including Git, support tagging features that
let developers appl… Read More
2024-04-03 11:59
What is identity fabric immunity? Abstracting identity for better securityAn identity fabric becomes an attractive option when it is merited, but the adoption of it before it is really calle… Read More
2024-04-02 12:00
A double-edged sword: GenAI vs GenAIEvery technology indeed presents new avenues for vulnerabilities, and the key lies in maintaining strict discipline in identifying and addressing these vu… Read More
2024-04-01 12:18
The Future Is Now: AI and Risk Management in 2024
Generative AI can write code, generate personalized content, and even compose
music. IT and business leaders are incorporating custom LL… Read More
2024-03-31 13:32
Experts Concerned by Signs of AI Bubble"Capital continues to pour into the AI sector with very little attention being paid to company fundamentals," he wrote, "in a sure sign that when the m… Read More
2024-03-30 10:42
The future of Banking as a Service: Banking trends 2024Reflecting on the banking industry trends and emerging technologies explored, what does the future hold for Banking as a Service? And i… Read More
2024-03-29 12:32
Suspected MFA Bombing Attacks Target Apple iPhone Users
Multifactor bombing attacks — also known as multifactor fatigue attacks — are a
social engineering exploit in which at… Read More
2024-03-28 11:27
‘ShadowRay’ vulnerability on Ray framework exposes thousands of AI
workloads, compute power and data
The vulnerability was disclosed to Anyscale along with four others in… Read More
2024-03-27 11:53
‘Observability’ Is Not Observability When It Comes to Business KPIs
We all find ourselves in a continual search for faster and faster identification
and resolution, but what… Read More
2024-03-26 11:32
What Every CEO Needs To Know About The New AI Act
The act says “AI should be a human-centric technology. It should serve as a tool
for people, with the ultimate aim of increasing h… Read More
2024-03-25 11:38
Two ways to improve GDPR enforcementCentralised enforcement would certainly add efficiency and consistency to the enforcement process. However, implementation could take years, and even once… Read More
2024-03-24 16:48
How AI is changing scientific discovery
While the spread of misinformation is one of the many ways that AI is changing
science, an even broader and more positive application of this tech… Read More
2024-03-23 16:26
The tech tightrope: safeguarding privacy in an AI-powered world
The only means of truly securing our privacy is through proactive enforcement of
the utmost secure and novel technological… Read More
2024-03-22 12:11
Why adversarial AI is the cyber threat no one sees coming
Don’t settle for doing red teaming on a sporadic schedule, or worse, only when
an attack triggers a renewed sense of… Read More
2024-03-21 13:41
India’s digital healthcare program promises to democratise healthcare for allAt an advanced level, AI-powered clinical decision support systems riding on the back of EHR systems could… Read More
2024-03-20 11:46
How to deploy software to Linux-based IoT devices at scale
IoT development may be so nascent that it may not yet be part of your mainstream
DevOps processes—you may still be in the… Read More
2024-03-19 11:29
Is The Public Losing Trust In AI?
Of course, the simplest way to look at this challenge is that in order for
people to trust AI, it has to be trustworthy. This means it has to be
impleme… Read More
2024-03-18 15:55
How AI will shift the security landscape in 2024Generative AI will turn cybercriminals into better con artists. AI will help attackers to craft well-written, convincing phishing emails and w… Read More
2024-03-17 12:04
Generative AI will drive a foundational shift for companies — IDC
“Over the last year, most organizations debated creating Chief AI Officers and
centers of excellence to… Read More
2024-03-16 16:27
New knowledge base compiles Microsoft Configuration Manager attack
techniques
“As with most 30-year-old technologies, Configuration Manager was not designed
with modern securit… Read More
2024-03-15 13:35
AI hallucination mitigation: two brains are better than one
LLMs have been characterized as stochastic parrots — as they get larger, they
become more random in their conjectural or… Read More
2024-03-14 11:36
Heated Seats? Advanced Telematics? Software-Defined Cars Drive RiskThe main issue is that this next generation of cars has fewer platforms and SKUs but more advanced telematics and software… Read More
2024-03-13 12:05
How to Budget for Generative AI in 2024 and 2025Where do enterprises want to put their dollars toward GenAI? For some, it might make sense to focus on external partnerships and solutions. Fo… Read More
2024-03-12 13:24
Thinking beyond BitLocker: Managing encryption across Microsoft services
There is more than BitLocker in an operating system that will allow control over
encryption settings. Often you a… Read More
2024-03-11 14:32
Generative AI poised to make substantial impact on DevSecOpsGenerative AI is even more of a mixed bag when it comes to writing secure code. Many hope that, by ingesting best coding practices… Read More
2024-03-10 13:30
What’s the privacy tax on innovation?
A few decades ago, California had one of the strongest definitions for
certifying Organic foods in the US. Eventually, the US government stepp… Read More
2024-03-09 13:02
IT’s Waste Management Job With Software ApplicationsShelfware is precisely that: applications and systems that sit on the physical or virtual shelf because nobody uses them. They could… Read More
2024-03-08 13:23
What is the cost of not doing enterprise architecture?
Without an EA, an organisation may struggle to show how its IT projects and
technology decisions align with its business goals, lea… Read More
2024-03-07 11:31
3 Key Metrics to Measure Developer Productivity
The team dimension considers business outcomes in a wider organizational
context. While software development teams must work efficiently t… Read More
2024-03-06 13:02
From AML to cybersecurity: The evolving challenges of bank compliance
For banks, it is a strategic necessity to protect their financial health and
reputational standing. The ability… Read More
2024-03-05 11:49
Experts Warn of Risks in Memory-Safe Programming OverhaulsMemory-safety vulnerabilities can allow hackers, cybercriminals and foreign adversaries to gain unauthorized access to federal syste… Read More
2024-03-04 13:41
Evolving Landscape of ISO Standards for GenAI
The burgeoning field of Generative AI (GenAI) presents immense potential for
innovation and societal benefit. However, navigating this lands… Read More
2024-03-03 14:10
The most popular neural network styles and how they work
Feedforward networks are perhaps the most archetypal neural net. They offer a
much higher degree of flexibility than percept… Read More
2024-03-02 13:22
Rust on the Rise: New Advocacy Expected to Advance Adoption
Recent advocacy and research efforts from agencies like the National Security
Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure S… Read More
2024-03-01 11:49
Why Large Language Models Won’t Replace Human CodersAre any of these GenAI tools likely to become substitutes for real programmers? Unless the accuracy of coding answers supplied by mo… Read More
2024-02-29 12:53
Why governance, risk, and compliance must be integrated with
cybersecurity
Incorporating cybersecurity practices into a GRC framework means connected teams
and integrated technical c… Read More
2024-02-28 11:24
3 guiding principles of data security in the AI era
Securing the AI: All AI deployments – including data, pipelines, and
model output – cannot be secured in isolation. S… Read More
2024-02-27 11:54
Market incentives in the pursuit of resilient software and hardware
For cyber security to continue to evolve as a discipline, we need both
quantitative and qualitative insights to unders… Read More
2024-02-26 15:57
From deepfakes to digital candidates: AI’s political play
Deepfake technology uses AI to create or manipulate still images, video and
audio content, making it possible to convincin… Read More
2024-02-25 12:48
Orgs Face Major SEC Penalties for Failing to Disclose Breaches
"It's a company issue, definitely not just CISO issue. Everybody will be very
leery about vetting statements — why sh… Read More
2024-02-24 16:07
Business Continuity vs Disaster Recovery: 10 Key Differences
A key part of the BCP is identifying Recovery Strategies. These strategies
outline how the business will continue critical op… Read More
2024-02-23 11:44
When cloud AI lands you in court
In a recent legal ruling against Air Canada in a small claims court, the
airline lost because its AI-powered chatbot provided incorrect information… Read More
2024-02-22 11:36
New Wave of 'Anatsa' Banking Trojans Targets Android Users in Europe
"Initially the [cleaner] app appeared harmless, with no malicious code and its
AccessibilityService not engaging in a… Read More
2024-02-21 12:52
The Top 5 Kubernetes Security Mistakes You’re Probably Making
Kubernetes configurations are primarily defined using YAML files, which are
human-readable data serialization sta… Read More
2024-02-20 11:59
How generative AI will benefit physical industriesTo make generative AI’s potential a reality for a physical business, two crucial elements come into play: people and data. Investing i… Read More
2024-02-19 15:54
Why artificial general intelligence lies beyond deep learning
Decision-making under deep uncertainty (DMDU) methods such as Robust
Decision-Making may provide a conceptual framework… Read More
2024-02-18 13:06
Remote Leadership Strategies for Sustained Engagement
The leaders foresee a future where AI and collaboration technologies continue to
reduce the friction of remote working and increase… Read More
2024-02-17 12:26
Europe’s Digital Services Act applies in full from tomorrow - here’s what you need to knowIn one early sign of potentially interesting times ahead, Ireland’s Coimisiú&hell…Read More
2024-02-16 13:04
GitHub: AI helps developers write safer code, but you need to get the basics rightWith cybercriminals largely sticking to the same tactics, it is critical that security starts with the devel… Read More
2024-02-15 13:18
CISO and CIO Convergence: Ready or Not, Here It Comes
While CIOs are still responsible for setting and meeting technology goals and
for staying on budget, their primary mandate is determ… Read More
2024-02-14 11:38
How AI is strengthening XDR to consolidate tech stacks
XDR platforms need AI/ML technologies to identify malware-free breach attempts
while also looking for signals of attackers relying… Read More
2024-02-13 11:12
Advanced Microsegmentation Strategies for IT Leaders
Microsegmentation, and network segmentation in general, is a 50-year-old
cybersecurity strategy that “involves dividing a netwo… Read More
2024-02-12 11:49
Is privacy being traded away in the name of innovation and security?
The adage is that if you collect it, you must protect it. Every CISO knows this,
and every instance where information… Read More
2024-02-11 16:16
What is Microsoft Fabric? A big tech stack for big dataMicrosoft Fabric encompasses data movement, data storage, data engineering, data integration, data science, real-time analytics, and bu… Read More
2024-02-10 15:43
Managed Everything? Vendors Shift Focus to ServicesIn many ways, managed detection and response (MDR) covers a lot of ground and, so far, has done well for vendors and their customers. Vendo… Read More
2024-02-09 12:03
India’s data protection law: Reimagining a new era of innovation led
digital markets
E-commerce platforms would have to make changes in their user interfaces of
websites and ap… Read More
2024-02-08 16:52
The do-it-yourself approach to MDM
If you’re comfortable taking on extra responsibilities and costs, the next big
question is whether you can get the right tool — or more oft… Read More
2024-02-07 16:50
Can Enterprise DevOps Ever Measure Up?
At the elitist of organizations, by Forney’s math, developers are spending up to
70% of their time writing and testing code, while the rest o… Read More
2024-02-06 15:51
Championing privacy-first security: Harmonizing privacy and security
compliance
When security solutions are crafted with privacy as a central consideration,
organisations can deploy… Read More
2024-02-05 15:55
8 things that should be in a company BEC policy documentSmart boards and CEOs should demand that CISOs include BEC-specific procedures in their incident response (IR) plans, and companies sh… Read More
2024-02-04 15:42
Prepare now for when quantum computers break biometric encryption: Trust
Stamp
While experts expect quantum computers will not be able to scale to defeat such
systems for at least an… Read More
2024-02-03 14:57
NCA’s Plaggemier on Finding a Path to Data Privacy Compliance
On the international stage, companies are becoming more aware of the more active
and robust policies they may face and… Read More
2024-02-02 16:05
CISO accountability in the era of software supply chain security
A CISO now needs to start acting like a CFO on their very first day in the
role. CISOs no longer have the freedom to… Read More
2024-02-01 13:52
Making the Leap From Data Governance to AI Governance
One of the AI governance challenges Regensburger is researching revolves around
ensuring the veracity of outcomes, of the content th… Read More
2024-01-31 13:46
Rethinking Testing in Production
With products becoming more interconnected, trying to accurately replicate
third-party APIs and integrations outside of production is close to
impossible… Read More
2024-01-30 13:26
Most cloud-based genAI performance stinksGenerative AI systems often comprise various components. They include data ingestion services, storage, computing, and networking. Architecting these… Read More
2024-01-29 15:19
Seven critical components of new performance managementWith many aspects of performance, upfront clarity is needed about the target, standard, and minimum acceptable levels. General criteria… Read More
2024-01-28 12:35
Evolution of Data Governance with Eric FalthzikFalthzik explained that although those policies and guardrails are still important, business now moves too quickly to allow for such a slow-mov… Read More
2024-01-27 13:01
The future of biometrics in a zero trust world
Nearly one in three CEOs and members of senior management have fallen victim to
phishing scams, either by clicking on the same link or send… Read More
2024-01-26 12:34
Why a Chief Cyber Resilience Officer is Essential in 2024
“We'll see the role popping up more and more as an operational outcome within
security programs and more of a focus in bus… Read More
2024-01-25 12:16
Building AI agents with Semantic Kernel
Microsoft’s Semantic Kernel team is building on OpenAI’s Assistant model to
deliver one kind of intelligent agent, along with a set of… Read More
2024-01-24 14:10
8 data strategy mistakes to avoid
Denying business users access to information because of data silos has been a
problem for years. When different departments, business units, or groups k… Read More
2024-01-23 13:05
How human robot collaboration will affect the manufacturing industry
Traditional manufacturing systems frequently struggle to adjust to shifting
demands and product variances… Read More
2024-01-22 13:58
Cybersecurity Trends and Predictions 2024 From Industry Insiders
In this new world, private clouds and private infrastructure are a safer place
to be. It's critical for security pos… Read More
2024-01-21 16:22
What is RAG? More accurate and reliable LLMs
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is an AI framework that significantly
impacts the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP). It is… Read More
2024-01-20 12:53
CISOs Struggle for C-Suite Status Even as Expectations Skyrocket
In many instances, CISOs who want clear risk guidance from their board don't get
it. Barely more than one-third (36%) des… Read More
2024-01-19 13:56
SolarWinds VP Offers 2024 Predictions on AI
As CIOs are either in the process of implementing AI into observability efforts,
or at the very beginning stages, Stewart says data hygiene an… Read More
2024-01-18 13:25
A tougher balancing act in 2024, the year of the CISO
What’s making things more difficult for CISOs? The ESG/ISSA data indicates
that business aspects of running a cybe… Read More
2024-01-17 14:20
Improving Supply Chain Security, Resiliency
Regulatory compliance plays a vital role in how cybersecurity strategies are
built: Compliance mandates like GDPR and the NIST Cybersecurity F… Read More
2024-01-16 14:18
Why Pre-Skilling, Not Reskilling, Is The Secret To Better Employment
Pipelines
In a landscape where the relevance of skills evolves, Zaslavski says that
organizations should focus on… Read More
2024-01-15 14:33
Authentication is more complicated than everEven if posture is improved and stronger forms of MFA are invoked at login, attackers will constantly be looking for new holes to exploit. Therefo… Read More
2024-01-14 16:55
Quantum mechanics uncovers hidden patterns in the stock market
What does this mean for the stock market? It implies that higher volatility and
a slower reversion to equilibrium amplify h… Read More
2024-01-13 14:13
Frenemies to friends: Developers and security tools
Cultural shifts happen when security is built into the developer’s existing
flow, as opposed to being injected as its own n… Read More
2024-01-12 15:22
Navigating Tomorrow: Becoming an Enterprise of the Future
Preparing for what lies ahead goes far beyond just implementing the right
technologies, it is about developing a culture that em… Read More
2024-01-11 15:44
Four Ways the Evolution of AI Is Changing the Corporate Governance
Landscape
There is no doubt that AI has been touted as the long-awaited answer to
everyone’s productivity and… Read More
2024-01-10 13:17
It's Time to Take a Modern Approach to Password Management
Standards for decentralized identity are being advocated by recognized bodies
such as W3C. While regulations and other aspects… Read More
2024-01-09 14:52
10 ways to destroy developer happiness
Who doesn’t get annoyed by endless meetings? Developers are busy people, and
most would rather spend their time coding than talking about it… Read More
2024-01-08 15:00
Can Generative AI and Data Quality Coexist?Not only is it possible for generative AI and data quality to co-exist, it’s imperative that they do, says Marinela Profi, AI strategy adviso… Read More
2024-01-07 12:59
2024 cybersecurity forecast: Regulation, consolidation and mothballing
SIEMs
CISOs’ jobs are getting harder. Many are grappling with an onslaught of
security threats, and… Read More
2024-01-06 14:34
FTC offers $25,000 prize for detecting AI-enabled voice cloning
Through the Voice Cloning Challenge, the FTC aims to find a solution that can
identify cases of voice cloning with the hel… Read More
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