This WeekHome →Calendar →Back Issues/Search →Archive →RSS →Subscribe →

Volume 335, Issue 2 · 2026-02-09 – 2026-02-15 · Popular →

Wednesday’s Briefing · February 18

CIO, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

What CIOs Must Get Right For The AI Era

CIO Hall of Famer Shelia Anderson offers an IT leadership blueprint for architecting the strategies, alignment, culture, and balance necessary to succeed as AI acceleration takes hold. more →

What CIOs Must Get Right For The AI Era

Analytics Insight, Saturday, February 14th, 2026

Top Data Governance Strategies For Enterprises In 2026

Data governance has evolved beyond basic compliance and has become a strategic priority for businesses worldwide. As organisations manage increasing volumes of structured and unstructured data, the demand for accuracy, security, and accountability continues to intensify. more →

Top Data Governance Strategies For Enterprises In 2026

Security Boulevard, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

AWS Penetration Testing: Definition, Policy Tools, And Process

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud-computing platform offered by Amazon, which provides cloud services such as computing power, storage, databases, networking, and automated intelligence. AWS replaces data centres, builds applications, and offers pay-as-you-go. The unique features of AWS are scalability, global infrastructure, security, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility. more →

AWS Penetration Testing: Definition, Policy Tools, And Process

Security Boulevard, Thursday, February 12th, 2026

RFC 4058 - Authentication Protocol Overview

Ever tried building a custom auth flow and realized key management is a total nightmare? RFC 4058 basically lays out the ground rules so we don't break things. more →

RFC 4058 - Authentication Protocol Overview

Security Boulevard, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

Is SSO the Same as SAML?

Ever had a meeting where someone used "SSO" and "SAML" like they're the same thing? It happens all the time, even among senior devs, but it's technically a bit off. more →

Is SSO the Same as SAML?

Security Boulevard, Saturday, February 14th, 2026

Identity Risk Scoring Only Works If Attribution Is Defensible

Identity risk scoring has become a critical input for fraud prevention, security operations, and trust decisions. Organizations increasingly rely on risk scores to decide when to step up authentication, block access, or flag activity for investigation. more →

Identity Risk Scoring Only Works If Attribution Is Defensible

Security Boulevard, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

How Are Smart Algorithms Transforming Secrets Rotation Practices

How are professionals adapting to safeguard machine identities effectively? The advent of smart algorithms is transforming how organizations manage Secrets Rotation, a fundamental aspect of cybersecurity that encompasses the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and their associated secrets. more →

How Are Smart Algorithms Transforming Secrets Rotation Practices

Security Boulevard, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

Guide To Setting Up OpenID Connect For Enterprises

Ever tried explaining XML signatures to a junior dev? I have, and honestly, the blank stare you get back is a pretty good indicator of why saml is losing ground. It's not that it doesn't work-it's just a massive, heavy beast that feels out of place in a world of mobile apps and sleek apis. more →

Guide To Setting Up OpenID Connect For Enterprises

Security Boulevard, Thursday, February 12th, 2026

Demystifying SAML: The Basics of Secure Single Sign-On

Ever feel like your Monday morning is just one long login screen? You sit down with your coffee and before you even hit "unread" in your inbox, you've already typed five different passwords for the crm, email, and some random analytics tool. more →

Demystifying SAML: The Basics of Secure Single Sign-On

Security Boulevard, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

How To Ensure Agentic AI Security Fits Your Budget

Where artificial intelligence and machine learning have become integral parts of various industries, securing these advanced technologies is paramount. One crucial aspect that often gets overlooked is the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and their associated secrets-a key factor in ensuring robust Agentic AI security and fitting it within organizational budgets. more →

How To Ensure Agentic AI Security Fits Your Budget

Security Boulevard, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

Cryptographically Agile Policy Enforcement For LLM Tool Integration

Ever feel like we're just building sandcastles while a massive quantum tide is coming in? It is wild how fast we're pushing ai into every part of our tech stack without realizing the locks on the doors are getting old. Before we get too deep, we need to talk about Gopher Security-it's a security platform designed to protect the Model Context Protocol (mcp) by using decentralized, quantum-safe connections rather than relying on old-school perimeters. more →

Cryptographically Agile Policy Enforcement For LLM Tool Integration

Security Boulevard, Saturday, February 14th, 2026

Are There Guaranteed Cybersecurity Benefits With Agentic AI Implementation?

Can Non-Human Identities Reinvent Cybersecurity with Agentic AI? What if the key to fortifying cybersecurity lies not in more layers of defense, but in effectively managing the machine identities that already exist within your organization's infrastructure? Enter Non-Human Identities (NHIs)-the machine identities that are increasingly important. more →

Are There Guaranteed Cybersecurity Benefits With Agentic AI Implementation?

Security Boulevard, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

Agentic AI Security Starter Kit: Where Autonomous Systems Fail And How To Defend Against It

Many teams are approaching agentic AI with a mixture of interest and unease. Senior leaders see clear potential for efficiency and scale. Builders see an opportunity to remove friction from repetitive work. Security teams, meanwhile, are asked to enable this progress without becoming a brake on innovation. This generally isn't the most pleasant position to occupy. more →

Agentic AI Security Starter Kit: Where Autonomous Systems Fail And How To Defend Against It

Upcoming Event · Tue, Sep 22 · 1:00pm

Trustworthy AI in the Cloud: Observability as a Control System

This session explores why observability is emerging as a foundational capability for trustworthy AI. Rather than focusing solely on infrastructure health, modern observability provides the transparency and context needed to understand how AI systems behave, why they produce specific outcomes, and whether they continue to perform as intended over time. more →

📅 Add to calendar (.ics) Google Calendar

Trustworthy AI in the Cloud: Observability as a Control System (Sept. 22nd)

Techstrong.ai, Friday, February 13th, 2026

Apache Elevates HugeGraph As AI Requires Infrastructure Growth

The AI boom has created no shortage of demand for chips, storage and power. Now, it is reshaping another significant layer of the stack, graph databases. The Apache Software Foundation has elevated Apache HugeGraph to a Top-Level Project, a status reserved for mature open source initiatives with solid governance and community support. more →

Apache Elevates HugeGraph As AI Requires Infrastructure Growth

Techstrong.ai, Friday, February 13th, 2026

AI Be My Valentine

You knew it was only a matter of time. Right around Valentine's Day seems like the perfect time. A company has announced that they are opening a new cafe/restaurant for people to go on a date with, wait for it . their AI. more →

AI Be My Valentine

Upcoming Event · Thu, Sep 24 · 1:00pm

Continuous modernization: why modernization never really finishes

In this webinar, Join the discussion with AWS and trace the arc and look at what changes when modernization stops being a project with a finish line and becomes something that runs continuously across your estate. Technical debt, security gaps, and agent-readiness get measured on an ongoing basis. Validated change land as pull requests, not recommendations. more →

📅 Add to calendar (.ics) Google Calendar

Continuous modernization: why modernization never really finishes (Sept. 24th)

Redmond, Thursday, February 12th, 2026

Microsoft 365 Backup Gaps Persist As Enterprises Head Into 2026

Microsoft MVP and consultant Ben Stegink is urging IT teams to reassess how they protect Microsoft 365 data, arguing that many enterprise backup strategies have not kept pace with the service's expanding footprint, configuration complexity and evolving threat landscape. more →

Microsoft 365 Backup Gaps Persist As Enterprises Head Into 2026

Upcoming Event · Wed, Sep 30 · 11:00am

The Gartner 2026 CEO Technology Agenda: How AI Drives Growth, Leadership Moves Beyond the CIO

This webinar explores what CEOs expect AI to deliver across technology, finance, HR, operations, and other functions, where confidence gaps remain, and how success is being measured. Attendees will gain practical insights into how CxOs can translate AI investments into business outcomes, operate in a distributed leadership model, and meet rising CEO expectations. more →

📅 Add to calendar (.ics) Google Calendar

The Gartner 2026 CEO Technology Agenda: How AI Drives Growth, Leadership Moves Beyond the CIO (Sept. 30th)

See articles for details

Upcoming IT Webinars

Encourage your IT colleagues to register to receive their own, free, customized version of this newsletter! more →

Upcoming IT Webinars

Upcoming Event · Tue, Oct 20 · 1:00pm

Practitioner Perspective: Achieving Fine-Grained Control for Data and AI on the Endpoint

Join us for a practitioner-focused deep dive on what it takes to move beyond blind alerting and blunt blocking. Bold sits down with Michael Roberts, Security Engineer at Cresta, a leading AI company, to explore an age-old question: How do you get the fine-grained control to stop real data loss without getting in the way of employee productivity? more →

📅 Add to calendar (.ics) Google Calendar

Practitioner Perspective: Achieving Fine-Grained Control for Data and AI on the Endpoint (Oct. 20th)

Bitdefender, Friday, February 13th, 2026

What Does It Mean To Be 'Sigma'?

You might hear teens use the word 'sigma', sometimes as a joke, sometimes as a compliment. When they do, they're usually talking about someone who doesn't chase popularity or approval. A sigma is the kid who's fine doing their own thing, even if that means standing a little apart from the crowd. more →

What Does It Mean To Be 'Sigma'?

Bitdefender, Tuesday, February 10th, 2026

Bitdefender Threat Debrief - February 2026

This edition of the Bitdefender Threat Debrief covers the latest developments in the threat landscape, including the rising group 0APT, the Notepad++ compromise, a recent healthcare breach, and more. more →

Bitdefender Threat Debrief - February 2026

Commvault, Tuesday, February 10th, 2026

Commvault Pivots From Backup To AI-Era Resilience Model Q

Commvault is strategically shifting its focus from traditional backup to a unified "ResOps" model aimed at operationalizing cyber resilience across data, identity, and recovery workflows in AI-driven environments, according to SiliconANGLE. more →

Commvault Pivots From Backup To AI-Era Resilience Model Q

Commvault, Friday, February 13th, 2026

Commvault Pitches Geo Shield For Sovereign Data Protection

Commvault says sovereign data protection has three core elements: where data is stored, who controls access to it, and who holds the encryption keys. Its new Geo Shield offering is designed to address all three, as organizations face growing regulatory pressure to keep sensitive information under specific national or regional control. more →

Commvault Pitches Geo Shield For Sovereign Data Protection

Fortinet, Thursday, February 12th, 2026

Why Certification Has Become A Strategic Control For CISOs

Certifications have moved from background compliance artifacts to a practical control CISOs use to demonstrate how security is designed, governed, and sustained. As regulatory requirements expand and fragment, boards increasingly demand evidence over assurance, while customers and partners expect claims that can be independently verified. more →

Why Certification Has Become A Strategic Control For CISOs

Hitachi Vantara, Friday, February 13th, 2026

Hitachi Vantara Warns Poor Data Foundations Are Stalling AI Projects

Hitachi Vantara data infrastructure research shows that failings in data management, governance, and security are stalling AI projects. The company's 2025 State of Data Infrastructure Global Report, titled 'From Fragile to Optimized,' says enterprises are drowning in petabytes of data while investing in AI projects that rely on it, but are being held back by a lack of supporting data infrastructure. more →

Hitachi Vantara Warns Poor Data Foundations Are Stalling AI Projects

Trellix, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

Dark Web Roast - January 2026 Edition

In January 2026's underground intelligence roundup, criminal masterminds continue to demonstrate that the phrase "honour among thieves" remains the greatest oxymoron in cybercrime. more →

Dark Web Roast - January 2026 Edition