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Wednesday’s Briefing · May 7

Techstrong.ai, Thursday, May 1st, 2025

AI: Pilot Versus Copilot

At the recent DevOps Connect event produced by Techstrong on the opening day of RSAC 2025, panelists discussed a crucial distinction in the evolving use of artificial intelligence (AI): Leveraging AI as a copilot rather than replacing human pilots altogether. more →

AI: Pilot Versus Copilot

techstrong.ai, Friday, May 2nd, 2025

Agentic AI Management Challenges

Marta Dern Simon, senior product marketing manager at Oasis Security, discusses the emerging challenges of managing AI agents, particularly around permissions and security. She highlights the complexities of securing these agents as they expand organizational attack surfaces, emphasizing the need for proper oversight and the potential risks if security lags behind innovation. more →

Agentic AI Management Challenges

Security Boulevard, Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

Top Data Breaches In April 2025 That Made The Headlines

As April 2025 drew to a close, it left a string of high-profile data breaches in its wake, rattling major organizations. Yale New Haven Health saw 5.5 million patient records exposed, and Hertz dealt with a breach impacting over a million customers. more →

Top Data Breaches In April 2025 That Made The Headlines

InformationWeek, Thursday, May 1st, 2025

The CIO's Guide To Managing Agentic AI Systems

The rapid transition from suggestion-based AI to decision-making agents creates urgent new governance challenges for enterprise technology leaders. Here's how to stay ahead of the curve. more →

The CIO's Guide To Managing Agentic AI Systems

DARKReading, Thursday, May 1st, 2025

SANS Top 5: Cyber Has Busted Out of the SOC

This year's top cyber challenges include cloud authorization sprawl, ICS cyberattacks and ransomware, a lack of cloud logging, and regulatory constraints keeping defenders from fully utilizing AI's capabilities. more →

SANS Top 5: Cyber Has Busted Out of the SOC

VentureBeat, Monday, April 28th, 2025

RSAC 2025: Why The AI Agent Era Means More Demand For CISOs

While over 20 vendors announced agentic AI-based security agents, apps and platforms at RSAC 2025, the most insightful news from the conference is a rare, encouraging trend for security leaders. For the first time in three years, overall cybersecurity effectiveness has improved. more →

RSAC 2025: Why The AI Agent Era Means More Demand For CISOs

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 →

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

How-To Geek, Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

9 Threats A Strong Password Still Doesn't Protect Against

You've probably heard it a hundred times: 'Use a strong password.' And you should. However, if there's one thing I've learned from studying penetration testing and ethical hacking, it's this: a strong password is just one layer. By itself, it doesn't stop most of the real threats out there. more →

9 Threats A Strong Password Still Doesn't Protect Against

How-To Geek, Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

5 Myths About Passwords You Should Stop Believing

We've been using computer passwords for decades, yet it seems like no one can agree on how you should pick a password, what it should contain, and if a password is good enough. Let's cut through it. more →

5 Myths About Passwords You Should Stop Believing

BigDATAwire, Friday, May 2nd, 2025

Big Data Smackdown: Data Management Vs. Data Governance

In the world of big data, there are two terms you'll hear more than any other: data management and data governance. While they are related, the two terms have different meanings, and it's important to understand the differences if your organization is going to have an effective overall data strategy. more →

Big Data Smackdown: Data Management Vs. Data Governance

IT Security Guru, Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

Top 10 Software Development Practices That Are Shaping Business Success

The stark reality of today's business world: two similar companies can launch identical products, yet within months, one thrives while the other struggles. What separates success from stagnation? Increasingly, it's not just what a company builds, but how they build it. more →

Top 10 Software Development Practices That Are Shaping Business Success

CIO, Friday, May 2nd, 2025

Best Project Management Certifications Of 2025

No matter what your IT role or how senior your position, a project management certification can add value to your career. Here are the top PM certs for every step of your career, along with their requirements and costs. more →

Best Project Management Certifications Of 2025

Bitdefender, April 29,2025

Introducing Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction (PHASR)

Attackers frequently gain initial access through compromised credentials or unmanaged devices, essentially 'logging in' rather than 'breaking in.' Once inside, relying on playbooks, they prioritize stealth, using Living off the Land (LOTL) tactics, which mask malicious activities as normal system operations. more →

Introducing Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction (PHASR)

Fortinet, April 28,2025

Key Takeaways From The 2025 Global Threat Landscape Report

In 2024, the FortiGuard Labs team observed a decisive shift in the threat landscape: Attackers are compressing the time between reconnaissance and compromise, and the window for defenders to respond is narrowing to days, sometimes hours. more →

Key Takeaways From The 2025 Global Threat Landscape Report

Okta, April 30,2025

How To Measure The Success Of Your Security Program

Security leaders need to measure and track the impact of cybersecurity efforts to identify areas that need attention, demonstrate value to stakeholders, secure ongoing investment, and build trust across leadership teams. more →

How To Measure The Success Of Your Security Program

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 →

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