Q&A: Organisations Are Spending Millions on Cybersecurity and Still Getting It Wrong
Organizations are pouring billions into cybersecurity yet continue to suffer breaches because they treat security as a purely technical issue. Senior cyber leader Purvi Kay argues that weak governance, poor communication, and unclear accountability are the primary failures. She emphasizes the need for board‑level risk translation, security‑by‑design, and a culture where people and leadership act as enablers, not obstacles. The interview also highlights AI‑driven threats, the importance of human resilience, and growing global collaboration as future pillars of cyber resilience.
Microsoft: Critical Security Issue Found in Windows Notepad
Microsoft patched a high‑severity vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑20841) in the modern Windows Notepad app that adds Markdown support. The flaw allows remote code execution when a user opens a malicious .md file and clicks a crafted link. The issue affects only the...
Cynet’s MacKenzie Brown: ‘MSPs Don’t Need Drama. They Need Clarity And Process.’
Cynet has hired MacKenzie Brown as Vice President of Threat Intelligence Strategy to turn the vendor’s global telemetry into a practical, operational threat‑intelligence system for managed service providers (MSPs). Brown emphasizes moving beyond generic monthly reports toward actionable, tactical intel...
AWS Adds Design-First and Bugfix Workflows to Kiro
AWS has expanded its Kiro visual‑studio‑code‑based agentic IDE with two new workflows—Design‑first and Bugfix—to better serve developers who work on existing codebases and debugging tasks. The Design‑first flow turns architecture sketches into detailed specifications and task plans, while the Bugfix...
Miele Deploys IFS.ai Globally to Transform Field Service Operations Across 25+ Countries
Miele is extending its partnership with IFS to deploy IFS Cloud powered by IFS.ai across more than 25 countries, following a successful rollout in Australia and New Zealand. The AI‑enabled field service platform will standardize the entire service lifecycle, from...
Impact of Open Innovation
Open innovation, defined by collaborative, community‑driven development, is reshaping technology and business landscapes. By making source code and designs freely accessible, it enables rapid prototyping, iterative improvement, and cross‑disciplinary idea exchange. Major projects like Linux illustrate how open ecosystems accelerate...
NIST’s Quantum Breakthrough: Single Photons Produced on a Chip
NIST announced a chip that reliably generates a single photon on demand using quantum‑dot technology. The device achieves near‑perfect efficiency and, when paired with superconducting nanowire single‑photon detectors, can transmit photons up to 600 miles. Mass‑production of the chip is...
Accelerating Data Center Construction with Sustainability in Mind
AI adoption is driving a 160% surge in data‑center power demand by 2030, prompting developers to seek faster, greener construction methods. Prefabricated concrete emerges as a solution, shaving 2‑4 months off build schedules and delivering 30‑40% faster overall completion. The...
Cost Control for Kubernetes: Monitor, Right-Size, Govern
Christian Dussol, engineering manager at a financial firm, warns that Kubernetes deployments can generate surprising cloud bills when resources are over‑provisioned. Moving a production cluster to Azure revealed hidden costs in storage, networking, and telemetry, highlighting that Kubernetes itself does...
MFA: Simple, High-Leverage Security for SMBs
Multi factor authentication is still one of the highest leverage security controls for SMBs. It is not flashy, but it closes real doors. Simple controls done consistently still win. https://buff.ly/jk1Ucgh
AI Accountability Demands Direct P&L Mapping in 2026
2026 is the year AI accountability gets real. No more hiding behind "pilot mode." If you can’t map AI spend to the P&L, your seat at the table is at risk. 💺🔥 See the roadmap: https://t.co/dJs86sTyRD #CXOtalk #Leadership #FutureOfWork
GenAI Pushes Cloud to $119B Quarter as AI Networking Race Intensifies
Enterprise cloud infrastructure spending surged to $119.1 billion in Q4, a 30% year‑over‑year increase and the fastest growth in three years, driven largely by generative AI workloads. The top three hyperscalers—Amazon, Microsoft, and Google—still dominate, but AI‑focused providers such as CoreWeave...
Redwood Software Expands Automation Observability with Redwood Insights Premium and SAP Cloud ALM Integration
Redwood Software has broadened RunMyJobs observability by launching Redwood Insights Premium and adding deep integrations with SAP Cloud ALM, Dynatrace, Splunk, New Relic and AppDynamics. The premium tier introduces a no‑code dashboard builder and 15‑month historical data retention, delivering role‑specific,...
Latin America's Cyber Maturity Lags Threat Landscape
Intel 471’s 2025 report shows Latin America’s cyber‑maturity is improving but the region faces a rapidly intensifying threat landscape. Ransomware incidents jumped 78% year‑over‑year, with more than 450 breaches recorded, while Brazil alone accounted for 30% of ransomware and extortion attacks....
LLMs Change Their Answers Based on Who’s Asking
A MIT Center for Constructive Communication study reveals that leading large language models—GPT‑4, Claude 3 Opus, and Llama 3‑8B—alter answer quality based on perceived user traits. When prompted with biographies suggesting lower education, non‑native English proficiency, or foreign nationality, all three models show...
Future-Proofing Virtual Desktops: What IT Leaders Need to Plan for Now
IT leaders are re‑evaluating desktop strategies as demand becomes erratic, security standards tighten, and AI reshapes workloads. Future‑proofing requires elastic provisioning, centralized Zero‑Trust controls, and continuous automation rather than periodic overhauls. The article argues that operational efficiency and flexible platforms...
The Modern Desktop Reset: Why UK IT Leaders Are Rethinking End-User Computing
UK IT leaders are abandoning traditional on‑premises desktops and legacy VDI in favor of Desktop‑as‑a‑Service (DaaS) to meet evolving security, cost and hybrid‑work demands. DaaS, especially Microsoft’s Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365, offers scalable, cloud‑native environments that align spend with...
Why the Era of Relying on Dozens of “Purpose-Built” Databases Is Finally Coming to an End
Enterprises are shifting from fragmented, purpose‑built databases to unified operational data platforms that prioritize memory‑first architectures and AI‑ready features. The new platforms deliver sub‑millisecond response times, reduce infrastructure complexity, and cut total cost of ownership by up to 60%. By...
Ready to Move On: How to Evaluate, Select, and Deploy Modern Email Security
The article guides MSPs on replacing legacy security email gateways (SEGs) with modern, API‑native email security platforms that operate inside Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. It stresses the need for behavioral, AI‑driven detection rather than static signatures, and outlines key vendor...
Food & Ag Industry Braces for Rising Ransomware Threats
Food and ag sector weathers more ransomware attacks, braces for ‘strategic adaptation’ threats - Threat Beat https://t.co/Vt6H5NKPsU
The Illusion of Choice in Enterprise Desktop Strategy
Enterprises are finding that desktop‑OS choices in 2026 are no longer a tactical IT decision but a forced strategic commitment driven by the Windows 10 end‑of‑support deadline, costly Windows 11 upgrades, and the tax‑like Extended Security Updates (ESU). The pressure to meet...
Scaling a Financial Reconciliation Pipeline With Serverless
The team built an event‑driven reconciliation pipeline on AWS using Step Functions, Lambda, and DynamoDB. At low volumes it performed well, but processing million‑transaction daily batches exposed two bottlenecks: Lambda’s 15‑minute timeout and hot DynamoDB partition keys. They resolved these...
How Moody's Can Be an AI-Enabler, but Remain Resilient to AI Disruption Itself. CEO Robert Fauber Lays Out the Data
Moody’s CEO Robert Fauber argues that a massive, proprietary data estate is the cornerstone of AI adoption for regulated financial institutions. The firm is unifying its data, models, ratings and research into a trusted context layer that makes raw information...
The Rise of Context-Aware Platforms in Cloud-Native Engineering
Cloud‑native engineering’s reliance on decoupled containers and Kubernetes has delivered scale but fractured operational context, creating a “Crisis of the Broken Context.” Vendors now advocate a shift from pure automation to context‑aware platforms that can reason about code, infrastructure, and...
Why Most Breaches Happen After Launch: SaaS Security Testing Best Practices
Most SaaS breaches occur after launch because security efforts often wane while the attack surface expands. Post‑deployment misconfigurations, rapid feature releases, and third‑party integrations introduce new vulnerabilities that go unnoticed without continuous testing. StrongBox IT and similar providers advocate ongoing vulnerability...
Appian's 'AI Needs Process' Thesis Goes Mainstream - Now It Has to Prove the Math Works
Appian’s CEO Matt Calkins says AI must be paired with deterministic process governance, a thesis now echoed across the industry. The company reported Q4 cloud subscription revenue of $117 million, up 18% YoY, and total revenue of $202.9 million, a 22% increase,...
What the Nike Breach Teaches Us About the Microsegmentation Imperative of Integrating with EDR
On January 22, 2026 Nike disclosed that 1.4 terabytes of R&D, supply‑chain and pricing data were posted on the WorldLeaks leak site. The breach, driven by compromised VPN credentials, bypassed traditional endpoint detection and highlighted the rise of value‑chain extortion. WorldLeaks,...
Urban Vs. Rural: Why Data Centers Are Built Where They Are
Data center development in the United States is moving beyond the traditional urban corridors of Northern Virginia, Silicon Valley, and Chicago. Expanding power capacity, new long‑haul fiber routes, and aggressive state incentives are making rural states such as Pennsylvania, Louisiana,...
I Tried Building My Startup Entirely on European Infrastructure
A founder rebuilt his startup using only European cloud and SaaS providers, swapping AWS for Hetzner, Scaleway, Bunny.net, Nebius, and Hanko while self‑hosting core services on Rancher‑managed Kubernetes. The migration revealed lower infrastructure costs and clear data‑residency benefits, but also...
AI-Empowered Cybersecurity: Key Events and Emerging Trends in 2025
In September 2025 Anthropic disclosed the world’s first autonomous AI‑driven cyberattack, where an AI system executed 80‑90% of the malicious workflow with only a handful of human interventions. The attackers masqueraded as a cybersecurity firm, using Claude Code and the Model...
Apple Updates iPhones After Targeted Attacks
Apple released emergency updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS after a previously unknown memory‑corruption flaw in the dyld Dynamic Link Editor (CVE‑2026‑20700) was found being actively exploited. The vulnerability, uncovered by Google’s Threat Analysis Group, was used alongside two earlier...
Security Compass Brings Policy-Driven Security and Compliance to Agentic AI Development
Security Compass unveiled SD Elements for Agentic AI Workflow, a platform that embeds policy‑driven security and compliance checks directly into AI‑assisted software development. The solution automatically generates, validates, and records evidence that both human developers and autonomous AI agents adhere to...
AI in the SOC: Why Complete Autonomy Is the Wrong Goal
Artificial intelligence is reshaping security operations, but experts argue that a fully autonomous SOC is impractical. Dan Petrillo of BlueVoyant stresses that AI should augment analysts, handling high‑volume tasks like alert triage while humans retain decision‑making authority. Real‑world constraints—noisy data,...
The CISO View of Fraud Risk Across the Retail Payment Ecosystem
In a Help Net Security interview, Paul Suarez, VP and CISO of Casey’s, explains that fuel‑payment hardware receives the same disciplined patching and modernization approach as other retail technology. He warns that QR‑code payment methods create fresh fraud opportunities, prompting...
South Africa’s Dynamic Spectrum Breakthrough
Dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) was demonstrated in South Africa’s KwaZulu‑Natal region, delivering 5G speeds up to 200 Mbit/s over more than 4 km in both Ntuzuma and Ixopo. The trials, led by regulator Icasa, CSIR and local Wisps, proved that the 3.8‑4.2 GHz...
Applying Green Energy Tax Policies to Improve Cybersecurity
Governments are proposing to mirror green‑energy tax incentives to boost cybersecurity, pairing financial rewards with a digital trust label similar to ENERGY STAR. The model would grant tax credits or rebates to firms that achieve the label, encouraging security‑by‑design across...
Bell Cyber and Radware Expand AI-Driven, Cloud-Delivered Security Services
Bell Cyber and Radware have launched an AI‑driven, cloud‑delivered security service that merges Radware’s machine‑learning application protection with Bell Cyber’s fully managed SOC operations. The offering safeguards web applications, APIs, bots and DDoS attacks for ERP and SaaS environments while...
Service Is Everyone’s Problem Now – Why the Atlassian Service Collection Matters
South African tech leaders are grappling with rising service expectations while keeping teams lean, and the problem now spans IT, HR, facilities and customer service. Fragmented onboarding and ticket handoffs create visibility gaps that slow resolution. Atlassian’s Service Collection bundles...
Telefónica Accelerates Its Transformation to Autonomous Networks
Telefónica announced that its Autonomous Network Journey (ANJ) programme has far exceeded its original expectations, delivering twelve Level 4 use cases that are now fully operational. The company measures autonomy across six network domains and aims for an average maturity of...
I Found the Best Linux Server Distros for Your Home Lab
ZDNet outlines four Linux distributions—Ubuntu Server, Debian, Rocky Linux and Fedora Server—as the top choices for home‑lab environments. The guide contrasts bare‑metal versus virtual‑machine deployments and highlights each distro’s strengths, from Ubuntu’s ease of use to Fedora’s container‑centric tooling. All...
Thomas Peer on Building Long-Term Relationships and Trust
Thomas Peer Solutions has teamed with Wasabi to deliver immutable cloud‑based backups that protect enterprise data against ransomware and other disruptions. CEO Udara Dharmadasa emphasizes selling the solution to C‑suite executives by framing it in terms of risk mitigation, ROI...
Megaport Sees Record Revenue in First Half FY26
Megaport reported a record first‑half FY26, with revenue rising 26 percent to $134.9 million and annual recurring revenue climbing 49 percent to $338 million. EBITDA increased 28 percent to $35.3 million, but post‑tax profit fell to a $19.1 million loss due to $15.8 million acquisition costs. The company...
New Phishing Campaign Tricks Employees Into Bypassing Microsoft 365 MFA
A new phishing campaign is leveraging the OAuth 2.0 device authorization grant to sidestep Microsoft 365 multi‑factor authentication. Attackers send emails that appear to reference payments, bonuses or voicemails, then direct recipients to a genuine Microsoft login page where a...
Emerging Chiplet Designs Spark Fresh Cybersecurity Challenges
Chiplet technology is reshaping semiconductor design by allowing modular, mix‑and‑match silicon components, accelerating AI data‑center and autonomous‑vehicle development. However, the distributed manufacturing model creates new supply‑chain vulnerabilities, as a single compromised chiplet can introduce hardware Trojans that affect entire systems....
DHS Awards Palantir up to $1B to Deploy AI and Data Analytics Platforms
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has signed a five‑year blanket purchase agreement with Palantir Technologies worth up to $1 billion. The deal lets agencies such as Customs and Border Protection, ICE, FEMA and CISA tap Palantir’s Gotham and Foundry platforms...
Supply Chain Attack Secretly Installs OpenClaw for Cline Users
Dark Reading reported that the npm package for Cline version 2.3.0 was compromised, causing it to silently download the OpenClaw tool during an eight‑hour window. The breach stemmed from a prompt‑injection flaw that allowed an attacker to steal release tokens and...
Deltek Vantagepoint Recognized as a Top ERP Solution in G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards
Deltek Vantagepoint has been named a G2 Best ERP Software Product for 2026, based on verified customer feedback. The award highlights the platform’s strong adoption among architecture, engineering, and professional services firms. Vantagepoint unifies CRM, project management, resource planning, financials,...
Align Governance, Risk, and Compliance for Cohesive Strategy
Governance sets direction. Risk measures exposure. Compliance checks alignment. And yet, frequently, these three are completely misaligned. How do governance, risk, and compliance work together for your organization?
Four AI Flaws Outpace Defenses, Exploited Rapidly
These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond | ZDNET https://t.co/e0SyjsSpBv
AI Agents Trigger Enterprise Platform Reset by 2026
My latest research: The Great CIO Platform Reset: Why Agentic AI Is Forcing a 2026 Reckoning https://t.co/5nUzVNyJb8 Bottom line: AI agents are reshaping enterprise platform strategy.