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Monday’s Briefing · January 26

Interface , Monday, January 19th, 2026

Cloud Migration: Why Legacy Businesses Face The End Of Possibilities For Their Future

Without cloud migration, businesses face the end of innovation. In this new AI era, businesses operating within the closed architectures of legacy systems do not have the flexible, data-driven foundation to engage with these new technologies and ensure a strong pipeline of necessary innovation. And as AI continues to evolve, those not able to keep pace with innovation risk being left behind. more →

Cloud Migration: Why Legacy Businesses Face The End Of Possibilities For Their Future

Cloud Native Now, Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

How to Keep Cloud-Native Applications Running During DDoS-Scale Traffic Surges

Cloud-native apps are built to scale, but not always to survive chaos. A sudden traffic surge can hit from anywhere, and you might not even be aware. Sometimes it's a DDoS attack. On other occasions, it's your own success in the form of a product launch, a viral post or a sales rush. Either way, if your app can't handle the heat, systems will fail, users will bail and trust will erode fast. more →

How to Keep Cloud-Native Applications Running During DDoS-Scale Traffic Surges

Security Boulevard, Monday, January 19th, 2026

4 Ways Email Automation Will Reshape Customer Journeys In 2026

In 2026, businesses that want to succeed can no longer send 'one-size-fits-all' email campaigns to their entire contact list or segment consumers by simple demographics such as gender, age, or location. In fact, data shows that 71% of consumers expect businesses to deliver personalized interactions. more →

4 Ways Email Automation Will Reshape Customer Journeys In 2026

Analytics Insight, Thursday, January 22nd, 2026

Improve Email Deliverability With Proven Technical And Strategic Steps

The ability to simply get your email into the recipient's inbox instead of the spam folder is known as email deliverability. Everything depends on this because if people cannot see your messages, then they cannot open them, click anything inside them, or simply convert. more →

Improve Email Deliverability With Proven Technical And Strategic Steps

Security Boulevard, Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Securing The Future: Practical Approaches To Digital Sovereignty In Google Workspace

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, data privacy and sovereignty have become top priorities for organizations worldwide. With the proliferation of cloud services and the tightening of global data protection regulations, security professionals face mounting pressure to ensure their data remains secure, compliant, and under their control. more →

Securing The Future: Practical Approaches To Digital Sovereignty In Google Workspace

Security Boulevard, Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

The Data Center Is Secure, But Your Users Are Not

Today's data centers are hardened facilities with layered access controls, surveillance, redundancy and security teams focused on keeping threats out. Yet, even the most secure environment can be compromised by a single moment of trust, such as a legitimate-looking email that prompts someone to click a link. more →

The Data Center Is Secure, But Your Users Are Not

Security Boulevard, Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

The Hidden Cybersecurity Risk Of 'Integrated' Security Platforms

In today's cybersecurity market, nearly every vendor claims to offer an integrated or unified platform. For buyers under pressure to reduce complexity, these promises are appealing. But beneath the marketing language lies a reality that many organizations only discover after a breach: integration does not equal unification. more →

The Hidden Cybersecurity Risk Of 'Integrated' Security Platforms

Security Boulevard, Monday, January 19th, 2026

What Capabilities Does AI Add To Cloud-Native Security

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-native security is transforming how organizations safeguard their digital. With AI capabilities advancing rapidly, security is witnessing unprecedented changes that promise more robust protection mechanisms. But are businesses leveraging AI to its fullest potential in their cloud environments? more →

What Capabilities Does AI Add To Cloud-Native Security

Security Boulevard, Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

Sovereign AI In 2026: From Ambition To Production Reality

Sovereign AI has moved from a niche policy topic to a central theme in national and enterprise technology strategies. At its core, sovereign AI is the idea that countries, regions, and regulated industries should be able to develop and run artificial intelligence on infrastructure, data, and models that they control. more →

Sovereign AI In 2026: From Ambition To Production Reality

Security Boulevard, Thursday, January 22nd, 2026

Why Invest In Advanced NHIs Management?

What are Non-Human Identities (NHIs), and why do they hold the key to revolutionizing cloud security for organizations across various industries? more →

Why Invest In Advanced NHIs Management?

Security Boulevard, Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

Sovereign AI In 2026: From Ambition To Production Reality

Sovereign AI has moved from a niche policy topic to a central theme in national and enterprise technology strategies. At its core, sovereign AI is the idea that countries, regions, and regulated industries should be able to develop and run artificial intelligence on infrastructure, data, and models that they control. The goal is to protect sensitive information, comply with local regulation, and avoid over dependence on a few global cloud platforms. more →

Sovereign AI In 2026: From Ambition To Production Reality

Techstrong.ai, Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

AI Risk In SaaS: What Security Teams Are Missing

Even if you're still accidentally writing '2025' on important documents... AI has already moved on without you. Not in a sci-fi, you-no-longer-exist kind of way. In a very boring, very operational, very 'wait-that tool has AI now?' way. And that's a problem. more →

AI Risk In SaaS: What Security Teams Are Missing

Techstrong.ai, Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Executive Brief: Questions AI Is Creating That Security Can't Answer Today

AI-led development has moved from experimentation to standard practice across modern software teams. GitHub reports that 92% of developers now use AI coding tools, with AI-generated code contributing to 40% or more of new code in many organizations. While productivity gains are substantial - studies show 25-35% faster task completion - AI introduces governance and audit questions that traditional AppSec programs were never designed to answer. more →

Executive Brief: Questions AI Is Creating That Security Can't Answer Today

Techstrong.ai, Friday, January 23rd, 2026

MLOps at Scale: Architecting AI Pipelines for Cost, Observability and Compliance

With AI shifting from experimental projects to mission-critical production systems, organizations face many challenges in operationalizing ML at scale. Model training and experimentation have converged - the stages with the most obstacles and pain have been removed, thanks to accessible frameworks and cloud-based infrastructure. more →

MLOps at Scale: Architecting AI Pipelines for Cost, Observability and Compliance

Techstrong.ai, Thursday, January 22nd, 2026

To Get Better Business Value, We Need Better AI Infrastructure

It has been just over three years since ChatGPT was first released, and large language models (LLMs) captured the world's attention. The idea of an all-knowing computer that operates in natural language holds the promise of changing how we live and how businesses operate. Unsurprisingly, like HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey, LLMs have produced results that aren't always what we wanted. more →

To Get Better Business Value, We Need Better AI Infrastructure

SC Media, Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

The Quantum-Cryptography Cliff: From Roadmaps To Reality

Post-quantum readiness has been an active policy issue inside government for several years, yet the onset of "Q-Day" - the day when quantum computing that breaks our encryption standards becomes widely available - has never quite felt as immediate as it does now. more →

The Quantum-Cryptography Cliff: From Roadmaps To Reality

Security Boulevard, Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

What is ECDSA Encryption? How Does It Work?

ECDSA, which stands for Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm, is a type of cryptographic algorithm that is used for the purpose of authenticating the message content. more →

What is ECDSA Encryption? How Does It Work?

Backup Central, Monday, January 19th, 2026

What Is Ransomware? A Primer For IT Professionals

The question sounds almost too basic for 2026: what is ransomware? Yet tens of thousands of people search for this term every single month. And here's the truth-even seasoned IT professionals need to revisit this topic because ransomware attacks have changed dramatically over the past few years. more →

What Is Ransomware? A Primer For IT Professionals

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Akamai Technologies, Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

Command Injection In Vivotek Legacy Firmware: What You Need To Know

The Akamai Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT) conducted a comprehensive analysis of Vivotek legacy firmware to address the rising threat of botnet-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks facilitated by legacy Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Our goal was to identify and mitigate additional and previously unknown vulnerabilities that could be exploited to gain remote command injection access. more →

Command Injection In Vivotek Legacy Firmware: What You Need To Know

Citrix, Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Security By Design, Proven By Action With Citrix NetScaler

Security is not a feature you bolt on at the end of a product roadmap. Over the last few years, we've all watched vulnerabilities and breaches move from occasional disruptions to near-constant headlines-whether it is widely exploited CVEs, high-profile incidents impacting core infrastructure, or vulnerabilities like React2Shell that reminded the industry how quickly seemingly isolated issues can cascade. more →

Security By Design, Proven By Action With Citrix NetScaler

Fortinet, Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

2026 Cloud Security Report Data Reveals 'Complexity Gap'

As more and more enterprises catapult into an AI-powered future, cloud security is more critical than ever to an organization's success and, perhaps even, survival. The velocity of AI adoption is fundamentally changing how cloud environments are managed and expanding the attack surface at a speed that outpaces traditional security models and teams' ability to protect modern deployments. more →

2026 Cloud Security Report Data Reveals 'Complexity Gap'

Fortinet, Monday, January 19th, 2026

Reimagining AI From A Security Risk Into An Asset With Fortinet

Enterprises that move toward broad AI adoption often discover that, in spite of various benefits, it also introduces new security challenges. At AI Field Day 7, Fortinet presented a clear assessment of those risks and demonstrated how the Fortinet Security Fabric and FortiAI Assist can support secure deployment of AI systems. more →

Reimagining AI From A Security Risk Into An Asset With Fortinet

KnowBe4, Friday, January 23rd, 2026

Warning: 'Fancy' QR Codes Are Making Quishing More Dangerous

Scammers are increasingly using visually stylized QR codes to deliver phishing links, Help Net Security reports. QR code phishing (quishing) is already more difficult to detect, since these codes deliver links without a visible URL. Attackers are now using QR codes with colors, shapes, and logos woven into the code's pattern. more →

Warning: 'Fancy' QR Codes Are Making Quishing More Dangerous

SAP, Monday, January 19th, 2026

Why AI Without Humanity Is Incomplete

Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved far beyond experimentation. It is already reshaping how industries operate, how economies evolve, and how people experience work. more →

Why AI Without Humanity Is Incomplete