CIO Influence, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Startling Statistics Find Nearly 7 Out of 10 Executives Put Speed Ahead of AI Security
A Teramind report finds 69% of C-suite leaders prioritize speed over security when deploying AI tools. more →
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Cyber Management Alliance, Friday, June 19th, 2026
The Board-Level Guide to Stolen Credentials
Stolen credentials have become a clear example of cyber risk turning into business risk requiring board oversight. more →
Dark Reading, Monday, June 15th, 2026
Most CISOs Report Pressure to Bury Bad Security News
A Checkmarx report finds 95% of CISOs feel pressured to suppress or delay compliance-related security findings. more →
ET Edge Insights, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
AI Is Changing Business; Executive Education Must Catch Up
AI is reshaping how business works, and executive education programs must evolve to prepare leaders for the shift. more →
InformationWeek, Monday, June 15th, 2026
Why AI Is Burning Out IT Leaders - And What CIOs Say Helps
CIOs face burnout from AI pressure; experts urge shared responsibility and expectation management. more →
SecurityWeek, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
Can CISOs Trust Their Applications? TrustCloud Wants to Replace the Questionnaire
TrustCloud aims to replace manual application-trust questionnaires with continuous, AI-driven monitoring for CISOs. more →
Platform Engineering, Monday, June 15th, 2026
From Tool Sprawl to Productized Platforms: Tomorrow's AI Delivery Model
Organizations are shifting from fragmented AI toolchains to standardized internal platforms with built-in governance. more →
Platform Engineering, Friday, June 19th, 2026
Platform Engineering Is Failing Because Nobody Is Solving the Staffing Problem
Platform engineering initiatives fail due to inadequate staffing models rather than technology issues. more →
Platform Engineering, Friday, June 19th, 2026
Cycloid Adds Managed Environments Capability to IDP
Cycloid introduced managed environments for its IDP to enable centralized control of developer environment provisioning. more →
Building an Effective Red Team: Beyond Penetration Testing
Attendees will explore red team methodologies, operational security, and organizational integration that maximize red team programs' value and effectively test detection and response capabilities while providing actionable improvement recommendations. more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Threat Modeling vs Penetration Testing: Why You Need Both
Threat modeling finds design-stage risks while pentesting validates real-world controls, so organizations need both together. more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
The 12 Cybersecurity Tool Categories Every B2B SaaS Should Evaluate (and the 8 Most Over-Buy)
B2B SaaS firms over-buy roughly eight overlapping security tools while missing four that matter; start with a foundational four. more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
NIS2 Directive: What You Need to Know
NIS2 expands EU cybersecurity rules with stricter risk management, 24-hour incident reporting, and personal leadership accountability. more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Cyber Fraud: Meaning, Common Types, and Ways to Stay Protected
Explains what cyber fraud is, its common types, and practical steps individuals and businesses can take to stay protected. more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Human-in-the-Loop Is Not Enough: Why Governance-in-the-Loop Is Becoming the New Standard for AI Agent Risk Management
Argues governance-in-the-loop is replacing human-in-the-loop as the standard for managing AI agent risk. more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
How OSINT Teams Use Identity Intelligence to Accelerate Investigations
OSINT teams use identity intelligence to speed up investigations by correlating identity data across sources. more →
StorageNewsletter, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Recap of the 68th IT Press Tour in Boston, MA
Six storage and infrastructure companies presented backup, edge, and data protection innovations at Boston's IT Press Tour. more →
StorageReview, Friday, June 19th, 2026
HighPoint Rocket 1604L Review: Four Gen5 M.2 SSDs, One Slot, 55.6GB/s
The HighPoint Rocket 1604L fits four Gen5 M.2 SSDs in one PCIe slot with near-native performance via retimer technology. more →
How-To Geek, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
These 6 Linux Monitoring Tools Helped Me Uncover Every Problem on My Network
Six Linux command-line tools help diagnose network issues by revealing what happens beneath containers, VLANs, and DNS filtering. more →
It's FOSS, Monday, June 15th, 2026
Linux Kernel 7.1 Is a Feature Release That Could Be Useful for You
Linux 7.1 enables Intel FRED by default, adds a new NTFS driver, and supports 12 new SoCs. more →
TecMint, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
4 Tools to Find Which Linux Process Is Using Your Bandwidth
Learn to identify bandwidth-consuming processes using nethogs, iftop, ss, and the /proc filesystem. more →
ZDNET, Monday, June 15th, 2026
Windows Subsystem for Linux 3 Gives Developers a Compelling Reason to Stick With Microsoft - Here's Why
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols explains how the WSL 3 beta brings near-native GPU and NPU access to Linux on Windows. more →
The Register, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
Non-x86 Servers Now Nearly Half the Market, IDC Says
Non-x86 server revenue surged 107% year-over-year to claim 47.9% of the market, driven by AI infrastructure demand. more →
The Ready-for-Anything Data Center: Addressing Today's Biggest Challenges
In this 45-minute webinar, data center experts from ABM and RavenVolt will go deep into the strategic, business, and operational mandates in today's data centers. They will give you insights from what is happening today and how leading companies are thinking strategically and operationally-with an intense focus on solutions. more →
Open Source For You, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Why Blockchain Development Rides on Open Source
Open source accelerates blockchain innovation across industries through developer collaboration and lower costs. more →
Webinar: 6 Use Cases You Didn't Think Possible on the Data Lake
Your lakehouse already holds the data. Iceberg and Delta solved openness, durability, and cost. So why does every workload with a real performance SLA still live somewhere else? more →
AMD, Friday, June 19th, 2026
AMD Advances the Hybrid Future of Quantum Computing
AMD details how its CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive computing accelerate hybrid quantum-classical computing toward commercial adoption. more →
HPCwire, Friday, June 19th, 2026
AMD Backs Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing to Accelerate Commercial Quantum Adoption
AMD champions hybrid quantum-classical architectures, partnering with IBM and others to merge quantum with HPC and AI. more →
AWS, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Announcing Amazon EC2 G7 Instances Accelerated by NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs
AWS launches EC2 G7 instances with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs delivering up to 4.6x AI inference performance over G6. more →
AWS, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Amazon ECS Introduces New High-Resolution Metrics for Faster Service Auto Scaling
Amazon ECS adds high-resolution metrics enabling faster, more responsive service auto scaling for containerized workloads. more →
AIwire, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
AWS Launches Amazon Bedrock Managed Knowledge Base for Enterprise RAG Applications
AWS makes Amazon Bedrock Managed Knowledge Base generally available, offering fully managed RAG grounded in enterprise data. more →
CIO Dive, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
AWS Unveils Agent Security, Data Access Tools
AWS launches Continuum and Context tools to secure AI agents and improve their data access for enterprises. more →
Techstrong.ai, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
AWS Adds Context Service and Harness to AI Portfolio
AWS launches a Context Service and AgentCore Harness to boost AI workflow accuracy while reducing token consumption. more →
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 →
Bitdefender, Monday, June 15th, 2026
Bitdefender Threat Intelligence: Built for How Security Teams Work
Bitdefender's threat intelligence delivers enriched context and flexible integrations to help teams investigate faster. more →
Bitdefender, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
What's New in GravityZone June 2026 (v6.74)
GravityZone v6.74 adds attack path visualization, YARA rule API management, PHASR Linux support, and a Sentinel integration. more →
Bitdefender, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
Instagram Account Recovery Scams: How Fake Helpers Steal Your Profile Twice
Scammers posing as recovery experts steal passwords, authentication codes, and account access from locked-out users. more →
Bitdefender, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Claimed Twice: Five Reasons the Same Ransomware Victim Shows Up Under Two Flags
The same victims increasingly appear on multiple ransomware leak sites under different group names, driven by five causes. more →
Bitdefender, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
CISA Mandates Change for Structured, Prioritized Updates and Vulnerability Management
CISA's BOD 26-04 replaces static CVSS scoring with dynamic risk criteria to prioritize vulnerability remediation. more →
Bitdefender, Friday, June 19th, 2026
Cybercrime Now Rivals Traditional Crime Across Parts of Asia
An INTERPOL report finds cybercrime exceeds 30% of recorded crime in more than half of surveyed Asia-Pacific nations. more →
StorageNewsletter, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
DataCore Launches "Buy with Confidence" Program to Address Escalating Hardware Costs and Supply Constraints
DataCore offers fixed pricing and secured hardware allocations to help enterprises manage volatile storage markets and supply disruptions. more →
SecureWorld Quantum Cryptography Virtual Conference
The conference centers on helping IT and cybersecurity leaders transition from reactive concern to proactive planning regarding quantum threats. more →
Google, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
June Pixel Drop: New Features for Creators, Gemini Upgrades and More
Google's June Pixel Drop adds AI creator tools, Gemini upgrades, and new features rolling out across Pixel devices. more →
Analytics Insight, Monday, June 15th, 2026
Google Gemini 3.5 Live Translate: AI Now Listens, Translates and Replies Instantly in 70 Languages
Google launches Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, enabling real-time voice translation across 70 languages. more →
Data Center Knowledge, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
HPE, Vultr Go All In on AI Inference Data Center Growth
Vultr partners with HPE and NVIDIA to deploy AI inference infrastructure as enterprise focus shifts from training to production. more →
HPCwire, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
HPE Expands AI Factory With NVIDIA to Support Agentic AI at Scale
HPE expanded its NVIDIA-based AI Factory with new agentic AI capabilities, governance and Rubin GPU hardware. more →
RCR Wireless News, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
HPE Discover 2026 - The Full-Stack Agentic Enterprise (Analyst Angle)
HPE unveils a full-stack agentic infrastructure strategy combining networking, compute, and operations under unified AI management. more →
StorageReview, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
HPE Expands AI Factory Portfolio for Agentic AI Deployments
HPE enhances its AI infrastructure portfolio to move agentic AI from pilots into production. more →
Techstrong IT, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
HPE Expands Offensive Against VMware With Migration Incentives
HPE launches migration program offering free VM Essentials licensing and discounted Zerto access to attract VMware customers. more →
Virtualization Review, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
HPE Expands Agentic AI, GreenLake and Morpheus Software
HPE announced agentic AI updates for GreenLake, Morpheus, and networking across hybrid cloud and edge environments. more →
Microsoft, Monday, June 15th, 2026
Microsoft Defender Email Security Benchmarking: Key Insights From One Year of Data
Microsoft shares a year of data showing Defender for Office 365 outperforms competing email security solutions. more →
Microsoft, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
Copilot Cowork Is Now Generally Available
Microsoft makes Copilot Cowork, an AI agent for complex multi-tool tasks, generally available worldwide. more →
Microsoft, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Beyond the Benchmark: Advancing Security at AI Speed
Microsoft details how its MDASH agentic AI vulnerability detection system reached 96.5% benchmark accuracy in production. more →
Memeburn, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
Microsoft's Brad Smith: Stop Panicking About AI and Jobs
Microsoft's Brad Smith says AI fears are overstated, predicting AI will transform work gradually like electricity. more →
Techstrong.ai, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Microsoft Makes Copilot Cowork Generally Available as Workplace AI Competition Grows
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork with agentic capabilities for multistep workplace tasks across Microsoft 365 tools. more →
Why Your Observability Vendor Can't Solve Your P1s: Breaking the Ingestion Tax and Agent Silos
Join Techstrong and NeuBird AI to learn why the future of production-ops AI isn't another data store, but a virtualized context layer. Discover how querying live tools in place delivers accurate root cause analysis in minutes without data movement or security risks. more →
Okta, Monday, June 15th, 2026
AI Works on Averages. You Don't.
An Okta design leader argues human judgment remains irreplaceable even as AI optimizes for averages. more →
Okta, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Identity Governance for Every Agent Handoff, Action, and Tool
Okta details new capabilities to locate AI agents, control their connections, and govern their actions in production. more →
Okta, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Securing Your Multi-Agent Workflows With Agent-to-Agent Connections
Okta introduces Agent-to-Agent Connections to secure and audit interactions between autonomous AI agents. more →
InformationWeek, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Okta's Harish Peri on What It Takes for CIOs to Secure AI Agents
CIOs must apply granular identity controls and continuous authorization to AI agents to manage shadow AI and autonomy risks. more →
OneTrust, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
How Regulators Are Enforcing Consent and Opt-Out Compliance and What Businesses Must Be Ready For
OneTrust examines how regulators now enforce whether consumer privacy choices are honored across all devices. more →
What Every Enterprise Should Know About Securing Cloud Assets In the Age of AI
In this free, full-day virtual event entitled What Every Enterprise Should Know About Securing Cloud Assets in the Age of AI, you'll learn about the emerging threats and vulnerabilities in the cloud today, and how to ensure you have a comprehensive view and insight into your cloud infrastructure. more →
RSA, Monday, June 15th, 2026
RSA Help Desk Live Verify Now Verifies Any User or Workflow, With or Without an Authenticator
RSA extends Help Desk Live Verify to authenticate users without registered authenticators using government-issued ID. more →
Expert Panel: Data Observability and Reliability at Scale
Join TDWI's Research Fellow, Donald Farmer, together with industry experts as they discuss how organizations are building data observability and reliability across modern data ecosystems and the practices that support trusted data for AI and analytics. more →
SentinelOne, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
The Agentic SOC: Solving Security's Investigation Capacity Crisis in the Frontier AI Era
SentinelOne unveils Purple AI Agentic Investigation to automate alert investigation in the SOC. more →
SentinelOne, Friday, June 19th, 2026
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity - Week 25
SentinelOne's weekly roundup covers a dismantled phishing operation, DragonForce ransomware, and Chinese espionage. more →
UiPath, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
The Next Test for Agentic AI Is Accountability
Enterprises deploying AI agents must be able to explain and defend their outcomes, not just automate work. more →
Innovation at Speed, Security at Scale: Exposure Management for the Next Era of Growth
As AI, cloud, and connected technologies rapidly expand the attack surface, security teams must focus on the risks that matter most. Join CISO leaders to explore how exposure management strengthens visibility, prioritization, and resilience, thus enabling organizations to innovate confidently while reducing their most critical cyber risks. more →
Veeam, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Agentic AI Security: How to Protect Data in an AI-Driven World
Autonomous AI agents create new data risks that require fundamentally different protection strategies. more →
Veeam, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Matters Now
Post-quantum cryptography protects long-lived backup data from 'harvest now, decrypt later' attacks. more →