
Exposure management is overtaking traditional scan‑and‑patch models, emphasizing unified visibility, context, and remediation across IT, cloud, identity, and OT. The article reviews six leading Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAPs) for 2026, highlighting Tenable One as the market leader, with challengers such as Vicarius vRx, PlexTrac, Outpost24, Trend Micro Vision One, and Tanium. Each vendor is evaluated on integration breadth, attack‑path analysis, remediation automation, and suitability for different enterprise sizes. Gartner predicts organizations using continuous exposure programs will be three times less likely to breach by 2026.
This week on Lifers, I interviewed @othman about how he navigated @color through three massive pivots—from cancer genetics to national COVID infrastructure and now a virtual cancer clinic. Timestamps: (00:00) Preview (00:58) Intro (01:03) Lessons from Figma and betting on the tortoise over the...
To see exactly which ocean container services are disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz visit Jebel Ali port on Flexport Atlas and look at the list of services calling there. Jebel Ali in Dubai is...

Sison Broadcasting’s WVMT‑AM/W242BK in Burlington, Vermont is recruiting a program director who will also host a conservative talk show. The role blends on‑air hosting with full‑time oversight of programming, talent development, and content strategy across its news/talk and sports stations....

@Cisco President and Chief Product Officer @jpatel41 is one of the leaders creating what he calls “one of the most consequential platform shifts within our lifetimes and in the history of humanity.” But he also sees the possible limitations, as he...

Besides the main conference, I'm delighted to be also speaking at The Sip & Search Fringe Event @brightonseo along with @LaffertyN and @THCapper about Top Strategies for AI Brand Visibility in 2026! Here’s what we’ll cover: * How do LLMs...

Zoom Communications has appointed Dallas‑based PMG as its first global media agency of record, committing an estimated $25 million annual media spend. The partnership aligns with Zoom’s transition from a meeting platform to an AI‑first workplace, leveraging PMG’s Alli operating system...

Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) and the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois have opened applications for 2026‑2027 scholarships, offering up to $5,000 to eligible accounting students in the state. The program includes separate awards for upper‑level undergraduates and graduates, community‑college transfers,...

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Seedtag announced the appointment of Brendan McCarthy as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. McCarthy, former CMO of Criteo, brings over 20 years of marketing leadership at Fortune 500 firms. He will oversee global marketing, brand, demand generation, and communications to...

Universal Music Central Europe has named 8Ball Music founder Tony van de Berkt as the new CEO of Universal Music Netherlands, effective immediately. He succeeds Kees van der Hoeven, who will retire in December 2025, and will report to Frank Briegmann, Chairman & CEO of Universal...

We just released our 2026 Lower-Middle-Market LOI Template. Built from 500+ deals and $1.6B+ in closed (and busted) transactions. It’s designed to reduce retrades, surface deal killers early, and increase close probability. Download it here: https://smblaw.group/services/mergers-and-acquisitions Scroll to the middle of the page to access...

Lawo AG announced Jamie Dunn as its new chief executive officer, succeeding founder Philipp Lawo who will move to the company’s supervisory board. Dunn, with Lawo since 2011 and deputy CEO since 2024, joins a management board that includes CFO...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech called on Canada, India, Australia and Japan to form a middle‑powers club as the liberal order strains under U.S. pressure. The proposal marks a shift toward collective diversification away from the United States...
CData has published a guide outlining ten proven techniques to optimize the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for production AI workloads. The recommendations focus on reducing latency, increasing throughput, and improving scalability through strategies such as global caching, batching, parallel tool...
How much of your business do you want to sell? Should you pursue a minority, majority, or full sale transaction? Founders looking to exit or raise capital have to decide which is the best path to achieve your goals, both...

Accounting Today’s 2026 Fastest‑Growing Firms list shows private‑equity‑backed firms dominate, with 23 of the 26 top performers receiving PE investment or platform support. Overall, 41% of the firms posted double‑digit growth, while 42 firms grew more than 20% year‑over‑year. Alan & James...
A bipartisan group of House members led by Rep. Jodey Arrington sent a letter to USTR Jamieson Greer urging the removal of India’s 11% tariff on U.S. cotton as a priority in the pending U.S.–India trade talks. They cite the...

As always, risk management is paramount. In a market under distribution, tightening stops and prioritizing capital preservation isn’t just prudent — it’s essential. When the tape refuses to reward low-risk setups and breakouts fail to follow through, discipline becomes your greatest...
Digital‑wallet platforms from Apple and Google are evolving beyond simple payments, with startups like Badge turning them into interactive commerce channels. Badge’s infrastructure lets brands push real‑time, location‑aware offers and loyalty updates directly to a consumer’s wallet. The San‑Francisco‑based company...
The article outlines a five‑stage roadmap for Zero Trust adoption, beginning with a thorough identity assessment and progressing through identity foundation, device trust, application access modernization, network segmentation, and continuous validation. Each stage includes concrete milestones such as 100% MFA enforcement,...

OnSocial repositions influencer marketing as a social‑data problem, offering a toolkit that includes creator discovery, analytics, sponsored‑post tracking, audience overlap analysis, and an always‑on API. The platform targets agencies and brands that need defensible, data‑driven creator selections rather than an...

AI infrastructure startup Ayar Labs announced a $500 million Series E round, valuing the company at $3.8 billion. The funding, led by investors such as Neuberger Berman, MediaTek and Qatar Investment Authority, also brings NVIDIA and AMD on board as strategic partners. Ayar...
I worked with a university a few years back that had a problem most organizations have. Their website was full of outdated rubbish, and nobody would fix it. We tried something that probably sounds obvious in hindsight. Every page got assigned...
Uzbek fintech unicorn Uzum redesigned its flagship app by discarding the industry‑standard "total balance" widget and other inherited UI patterns. Internal A/B tests showed that most users had a single card, making the aggregate balance a privacy and usability liability....
B&G Foods is set to report Q4 FY2025 results, showing a third straight year of revenue decline to an estimated $1.84 billion, down from $2.16 billion in FY2022. The company’s 15% dividend yield and over $2 billion of debt have drawn a consensus...

A new VoxComm report shows agency profit margins have collapsed from a historic 30% to roughly 10% as AI accelerates production and erodes the value of billable‑hour models. The authors argue that agencies must abandon effort‑based pricing and adopt solution‑based...

The Port of Chancay, inaugurated in 2024, is a joint COSCO‑Volcan venture financed by a $975 million Chinese loan. In its first ten months of operation, the port moved $1.88 billion in trade and generated $234 million in customs revenue, moving toward a...

ArcLight Capital Partners announced the appointment of Gary Lambert as a senior advisor. Lambert previously served as CEO of Competitive Power Ventures, where he led multiple renewable energy transactions. His addition brings deep expertise in power generation financing and M&A....

Botkeeper, a venture‑backed accounting automation platform, shut down in February after a rapid loss of its core client base. CEO Enrico Palmerino explained that 30‑40% of revenue came from just ten large accounting firms, and a wave of mergers among...

IDe aS unveiled a major upgrade to its hospitality marketing platform, Spotlight, adding a predictive "Potential to Influence" score that quantifies how responsive a market segment is to price and promotional changes. The solution, built on IDeaS' forecasting analytics, will...

Moelis & Co managing director Jeff Hammer announced at NEXUS 2026 that continuation vehicles (CVs) have become an established exit route for private equity general partners, alongside traditional M&A and IPO pathways. He attributed this shift to the growing specialization...

Builderius launched an experimental integration that connects Anthropic’s Claude AI to live WordPress projects via the Model Context Protocol. The AI can read the full JSON‑based template, CSS, GraphQL schema and element tree, then apply structural edits, style changes, and...

Navantia UK announced it will recruit 35 apprentices for its Scottish yards in Methil and Arnish, covering Level 2 and Level 3 programmes in electrical engineering, fabrication, welding and CAD design. The hiring supports the company's broader pledge to train 500 apprentices...

Product is one of the biggest investments in a B2B scale-up — yet its commercial impact is often unclear. When the board asks, “What value did product actually create this quarter?” many teams struggle to answer clearly. 🗓 Wednesday, 4 March ⏰ 17:00 – 18:00...
Allocators are funding a logical switch trade: Redeeming BCRED at NAV to buy $BXSL at an -11% discount to NAV. Look for this dynamic to occur between every other private credit fund with both a non-traded and listed BDC.

Kochava announced the expansion of its Certified Partners Program, adding LG Ad Solutions, InMobi, Digital Turbine, Jampp, Adikteev and AppNext to its roster of vetted integrations. The certification requires strict adherence to integration best practices, traffic health standards and completion...
A tactic list isn't a strategy. Here's the difference and how to fix it. https://t.co/Uwoumcge5e via @Kevin_Indig, @sejournal

The SPX is now down ~2.5%. As the red annotations show, the 10-year yield is 5 bps lower to 4.06%. Bonds are being bought as crash insurance. This probably means stocks have to crash to keep bonds from trading back to 4.11%. https://t.co/Ks8NfeSfzT

Meta is overhauling its ad measurement framework by restricting click‑through attribution to link clicks only, while moving likes, shares, saves and similar actions into a newly named “engage‑through attribution.” The update also halves the video engaged‑view window from ten to...

The rock solid complacent trends like $GLD, $EEM, and $ACWX all getting flushed today as the dollar rips another day https://t.co/f6LhWCRZLV
Semafor: "Weiss’ approach has paid some dividends." For Netanyahu and Trump. A new CBS News emerges amid Iran crisis https://t.co/BllROEbkrD
Google clarified image‑thumbnail selection for Search and Discover, confirming it relies on both schema.org markup and the og:image tag. The AI Mode sidebar was found to drop referrer data, a bug the Search team is investigating. Knowledge panels are being...
AI skills have turned into such a buzzword that its actually a misnomer; what will keep you from being easily replaceable by AI is communication, listening, and a real results orientation. #Hiring #AI https://t.co/5Ohw7w5l2f
#TimTalk - Radical Humility: Why the "Hero Boss" is Dead (and what to do instead) with Urs Koenig https://t.co/24g0kLLxXC

Caraway, a six‑year‑old cookware startup, has launched its first major out‑of‑home (OOH) advertising campaign to become “impossible to ignore.” The eye‑catching mural at Columbus Circle subway targets high‑traffic commuters. After growing from a pure DTC model, the brand now sells...

In contrast to the US indices drop, the $DXY Dollar Index is extending its rally. Risk correlations are increasingly aligning - suggesting a stronger drive in sentiment (specifically 'risk off') https://t.co/TQcm749mr6
Billionaire Rob Walton, worth roughly $146 billion, bought the Denver Broncos for a record $4.65 billion four years ago and has since quietly added a 10 % stake in the Arizona Diamondbacks, valued at $2 billion. The MLB investment funded stadium upgrades at Chase...

DeepIP announced the close of a $25 million Series B financing round. The capital will accelerate development of its generative AI assistant designed for patent work. Existing investors participated alongside new venture partners. The funding underscores growing investor confidence in...

EuroCrowd warns that Germany’s investment crowdfunding market is only partially aligned with the European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation (ECSPR). The country continues to rely on the Vermögensanlagengesetz (VermAnlG) and subordinated‑loan structures, creating a parallel regulatory channel that sidesteps ECSPR. As...