AWS Unveils New AI‑Agent Stack with Quick Desktop, Connect Verticals and Bedrock Managed Agents
Amazon Web Services announced a multi‑layer AI‑agent stack, previewing Amazon Quick Desktop, adding three new Connect vertical solutions, and launching Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents built on OpenAI models. The rollout aims to give enterprises a cross‑platform AI assistant while deepening domain‑specific automation.
IBM Makes Digital Sovereignty Operational with General Availability of IBM Sovereign Core
IBM announced the general availability of IBM Sovereign Core, a software platform that lets enterprises and governments build AI‑ready sovereign environments and verify control. The solution embeds a customer‑operated control plane, in‑boundary identity and encryption, continuous compliance monitoring, and governed...
Dr. Keith Hardiman Named Deputy CIO for U.S. Air Force and Space Force
The Department of the Air Force confirmed Dr. Keith Hardiman as the permanent Deputy Chief Information Officer for both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. Hardiman, who has acted in the role since July 2025, will steer enterprise...
Google, Microsoft and xAI’s Frontier AI to Face National Security Testing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) has signed new agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to conduct pre‑deployment and ongoing security evaluations of their frontier AI models. The move expands earlier...
Edge Browser Leaves Passwords Exposed in Plain Text, Says Researcher
A Norwegian researcher discovered that Microsoft Edge’s password manager decrypts and stores saved passwords in plain text within the browser’s process memory, even after the browser is closed and reopened. Microsoft responded that this design balances performance and security, claiming...
AWS, IBM Boost Mainframe-Cloud Interoperability
AWS and IBM announced a joint effort to simplify hybrid‑cloud integration between AWS services and IBM Z mainframes. The partnership outlines five reference patterns, including real‑time data streaming enabled by IBM’s $11 billion acquisition of Confluent. AI‑driven tools such as AWS Transform...
Why Security Leadership Makes or Breaks a Pen Test
Penetration testing delivers real security value only when leadership sets clear scope, threat focus, and stakeholder alignment before the engagement and drives disciplined follow‑up afterward. Experts stress that testers need autonomy during the test, but the pre‑test decisions dictate relevance...
CIOs Must Turn IT Finance Into A Value Engine
CIOs face mounting pressure to justify tech spend and accelerate AI, yet IT finance remains entrenched in cost‑reporting rather than outcome‑driven analysis. Forrester’s 2026 State of IT Finance shows most finance teams still measure success by spend visibility and TCO,...
DNSSEC Changes Are Coming. MSPs Should Check Customer Readiness Now
ICANN will introduce a new DNSSEC root trust anchor (KSK‑2024) with a rollover slated for October 2026, forcing validating resolvers to update their trust anchors or face SERVFAIL errors. While the root and most TLDs are signed, over 80% of individual...
State CIOs Are More Change Leaders than Techies, Report Says
State chief information officers are transitioning from pure technologists to executive change leaders, according to NASCIO’s new report. The role now blends reliable operations with a mandate to drive digital transformation, modernization, and strategic alignment across state agencies. This shift...
People Moves: Society Insurance Names Kohli as VP of Information Technology
Society Insurance announced the appointment of Kshitij Kohli as Vice President of Information Technology. In his new role, Kohli will direct the company’s technology strategy, core systems, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and investment decisions. He arrives from Church Mutual Insurance, where he served...
Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk
Google disclosed a critical remote‑code‑execution bug (CVE‑2026‑0073) in Android’s adbd daemon that can be triggered without any user interaction, affecting Android 14 through 16‑QPR2 and potentially billions of devices. The flaw is proximal, meaning attackers only need network or physical...
ServiceNow Appoints Former Philips Exec Srikanth Akkiraju as Chief Transformation Officer
ServiceNow announced the hiring of Srikanth Akkiraju, a former Philips senior leader, as Chief Transformation Officer. The role will focus on guiding Fortune 500 customers through AI‑led operating‑model redesigns and large‑scale automation initiatives, underscoring ServiceNow’s push into deeper enterprise transformation...
Oracle Will Patch More Often to Counter AI Cybersecurity Threat
Oracle announced it will move from quarterly to monthly security patch cycles for its ERP, database and other software, beginning May 28, 2026. The first Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU) will be released on the fourth Thursday of May, with subsequent patches...
AI Is Saving Pharma Billions in Manufacturing and Back-Office Work, Just Not in the Lab
Eli Lilly’s digital chief says AI is delivering cost savings across pharma, but not in drug discovery where expectations were highest. The company’s AI‑driven digital twin of tirzepatide manufacturing cut production time and lifted output, echoing similar back‑office efficiencies at...
OpenGov Expands AI-Native Platform to Unify ERP, HCM, and Public Sector Operations
OpenGov announced a major upgrade to its Public Service Platform, merging its ERP system with human capital management (HCM) on a single data foundation. The AI‑native suite now includes OG Assist, an embedded assistant that guides users through tasks, data...
CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure Firms to ‘Fortify’ Before It’s Too Late
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released new guidance under its international “CI Fortify” initiative to help critical infrastructure operators isolate and recover from cyber intrusions. The advice, modeled on Australian 2025 guidance, stresses preparing for unreliable third‑party connections...
Instructure Breach Exposes Data of 275 Million Users, Raises DevSecOps Alarm
Instructure confirmed a cyberattack that exposed personal data of roughly 275 million teachers, students and staff across 9,000 schools. The breach, claimed by the ShinyHunters group, highlighted gaps in the ed‑tech platform’s DevSecOps processes and sparked industry‑wide calls for stronger security...
Autodesk Hires Mike Kelly as CIO to Spearhead Internal AI Rollout
Autodesk announced the appointment of Mike Kelly, a former Andreessen Horowitz operating partner, as chief information officer. Kelly will drive the company's internal AI adoption, overhaul its enterprise infrastructure and tighten cybersecurity as Autodesk pushes generative design and machine‑learning features...
Orange Cyberdefense Report Shows Insider Threats Now Top Enterprise Risk at 57%
Orange Cyberdefense’s latest threat‑landscape report reveals internal threats now account for 57% of cyber incidents, surpassing external hacking for the first time. The shift, driven by employee misuse and shadow‑IT, forces firms to double down on zero‑trust, credential hygiene and...
AWS Nitro Isolates Resources, Blocking Copy‑Fail Exploit
If you were wondering if this affects AWS VMs ~ per Google aimode and AWS documentation: The AWS Nitro System mitigates the Copy Fail vulnerability through architectural isolation, specifically by pinning dedicated physical resources and eliminating shared Dom0 kernel components. AWS...
Security Vendors Must Own AI, Not Serve It
GenAI is going to augment nearly every layer of the security stack. The interesting question for vendors is not whether the stack disappears. It is whether you become a feature of someone else's AI, or whether AI becomes a feature of...
Stealthy Malware Abuses Microsoft Phone Link to Siphon SMS OTPs From Enterprise PCs
Security researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered a new malware campaign that leverages Microsoft’s Phone Link (formerly Your Phone) to intercept SMS‑based one‑time passwords from enterprise Windows PCs. The remote‑access trojan, dubbed CloudZ, works with a custom Pheno plugin to...
Flip the Ratio: Cheap Assessment, Board‑
"The answer probably starts with flipping the ratio: making assessment as cheap as generation, paying for fixes instead of just finds, and treating supply chain security as the board-level priority it has been pretending to be."
AI Code Generators Boost Speed, Demand New Standards
RT AI coding tools can now generate "weeks' worth of code in a matter of hours." That should change your digital operating model more than your headcount plan. Speed without standards is a liability. #CIO #AI @Star_CIO https://t.co/p18hdtdbZn
General Mills Adds Transformation to Tech Chief’s Remit
General Mills has expanded chief digital and technology officer Jaime Montemayor’s role to include transformation, making him chief digital, technology and transformation officer. The change supports a three‑year transformation effort that aims to deliver $600 million in FY2026 savings through AI‑driven...
Governance Gaps Amplify Risk; Enforce Ownership, Access, Monitoring
Digital infrastructure operates as a single layer across operations, where gaps in governance accumulate risk. Clear ownership, controlled access and real-time monitoring must become daily disciplines, since failures propagate across providers and teams. Microblog @antgrasso https://t.co/hplDKIGUOd
Cognizant Lands ServiceNow AI Platform Deal with JG Summit to Streamline IT Across Conglomerate
Cognizant has been chosen by JG Summit Holdings to implement ServiceNow's AI Platform and provide managed services, creating a unified IT service management framework for the conglomerate's diverse businesses. The engagement targets standardized processes, AI‑ready automation and cost‑predictable support, underscoring...
Hackers Exploit cPanel/WHM Flaw, Threatening Over 550,000 Servers
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical cPanel/WHM vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑41940) on over 550,000 servers, with roughly 2,000 sites confirmed compromised. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed the flaw on its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, urging immediate patching.
Build Fast, Pay Your Way: Washington’s AI Infrastructure Doctrine
In early 2026 Washington re‑defined data‑center projects as strategic AI infrastructure, pairing fast‑track permitting and federal land access with strict cost‑allocation rules. The Ratepayer Protection Pledge obligates Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI to finance new generation and...
Scalable IT Infrastructure: Balancing Speed with Stability
Rapid digital transformation is outpacing architectural governance, causing fragmented, fragile IT ecosystems. Leaders must adopt deliberate, modular frameworks that emphasize reuse and interoperability to keep pace with innovation while preserving stability. Visibility tools such as automated dependency mapping and regular...
Microsoft, Google Push AI Agent Governance Into Enterprise IT Mainstream
Microsoft and Google have launched enterprise‑focused AI governance tools—Microsoft’s Agent 365, now generally available, and Google’s AI Control Center for Workspace. Both solutions let IT and security teams discover, monitor, and secure AI agents that operate across SaaS, cloud, and...
The Suite Vs. Breed Debate Has Taken A New Twist. Here’s What Replaced It.
The long‑standing "suite vs. best‑of‑breed" debate in enterprise software is being eclipsed by composable architecture, a strategy that stitches together modular, API‑first services instead of relying on monolithic suites. Vendors such as Ardoq promote visual catalogs that map dependencies, making...
New Data Center Developments: May 2026
Aligned Data Centers announced Project Caprock, a 540 MW, 313‑acre data‑center campus in Hale County, Texas, slated for first delivery in Q1 2027 and projected to generate about $5 billion in economic impact. The rollout comes amid a wave of regulatory changes in the...
Digital Twins Are only as Good as the Pipes that Feed Them
Digital twins are gaining traction across manufacturing, healthcare, logistics and energy by providing real‑time virtual replicas of physical assets. Their value hinges on a continuous, high‑speed flow of sensor data that keeps the virtual model synchronized with reality. However, without...
Your ITSM Operating Model Is Blocking AI Adoption
The article contends that traditional, reactive IT service management (ITSM) models consume 35‑45% of engineering bandwidth, leaving virtually no capacity for AI initiatives. Adding headcount merely absorbs the same workload, so AI pilots stall despite approved budgets and vendor contracts....
Your Architecture Is the Ceiling on Your AI Strategy. Here’s How to Raise It in 90 Days
In April 2026 Vercel disclosed a breach in which a third‑party AI productivity tool, granted full access via a corporate Google account, was compromised and used to steal a customer database later listed for $2 million. The incident highlighted an architectural...
Visualize the Future of Your Enterprise Technology
LeanIX has launched an advanced target‑architecture planning module within its SAP LeanIX platform, letting enterprises model and visualize their future technology landscape across the entire organization. The new capability pulls from existing CMDB data, supports scenario analysis, migration‑path mapping and...
How Terraform Works
Terraform streamlines infrastructure provisioning by treating cloud resources as code written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). Users define resources, providers, variables, and modules in .tf files, then run terraform plan to preview changes against the current state. After approval, terraform apply executes the plan,...
DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government’s ID Platform
Greg Hogan, a former Comma.ai executive and DOGE affiliate, has been named acting assistant commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS). In this role he will direct Login.gov, the federal government’s secure identity platform, with a mandate...
CISA and Allies Publish First‑Ever Agentic AI Security Guidance for Critical Infrastructure
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, together with the Australian Cyber Security Centre and other allies, issued a new guidance document on Friday outlining concrete security controls for the deployment of agentic AI in critical infrastructure. The guidance warns...
FIS Global Rolls Out AI‑Powered Cloud Platform for 68 Million 401(k) Participants
FIS Global Retirement announced a July launch of an AI‑driven cloud record‑keeping platform that merges its Omni and Relius systems. The new solution will serve 68 million 401(k) participants across 650 clients, promising faster integration of third‑party apps and a modernized...
DMALL Rolls Out AI-Driven Platform to 87 Cold Storage Stores in Southeast Asia
DMALL Inc. completed the integration of 87 Cold Storage Singapore supermarkets, hypermarkets and express stores into its unified AI-driven retail operating system within seven months. The rollout, the latest in DMALL’s Southeast Asian push, promises tighter supply‑chain visibility and faster...
Dunamu Teams with Optimism to Launch GIWA Chain, First Self‑Managed Enterprise L2
Seoul‑based fintech firm Dunamu has signed a non‑binding MOU with the Optimism Foundation to deploy GIWA Chain on the OP Enterprise Self‑Managed tier. The layer‑2 solution, already processing nearly 100 million testnet transactions, will give Upbit full control over its blockchain...
Pentagon Signs Contracts with Seven AI Firms to Bring Tools Onto Classified Networks
The Pentagon finalized agreements with seven artificial‑intelligence companies, allowing their products to run on secret and top‑secret networks. The move expands the AI supplier pool, excludes Anthropic amid a supply‑chain dispute, and speeds approvals from 18 months to under three...
IBM Pursues Enterprise AI With Agents for Hybrid Cloud, Mainframes
IBM announced a suite of enterprise‑AI offerings at its Think 2026 conference, including the BM Bob development package for mainframes, new capabilities for Watsonx Orchestrate, and the general availability of IBM Sovereign Core. The updates target hybrid and regulated environments, stressing that...
Unum Group CIO Shifts IT to Value‑Stream Model to Boost Business Returns
Shelia Anderson, executive vice president and chief information and digital officer at Unum Group, has overhauled the insurer's IT operating model, moving from a product‑centric structure to business‑owned value streams. The change is designed to tighten the link between technology...
Enterprise AI Push Forces Mainframe Modernization via Open Mainframe Project
Enterprise leaders are accelerating mainframe modernization to meet AI workloads, turning to the Open Mainframe Project and its Zowe framework. The move aims to break cultural inertia and make legacy data instantly accessible for AI‑driven business value.
SAP Buys Dremio, Prior Labs for AI Data Push
SAP announced two strategic acquisitions to strengthen its enterprise‑AI data infrastructure. It will buy Dremio, a data‑lakehouse platform, to augment the SAP Business Data Cloud and HANA Cloud with real‑time, non‑SAP data processing. SAP also secured Prior Labs, a startup...
Microsoft Defender Quarantines DigiCert Root Certificates in Faulty Update
A security update to Microsoft Defender released around April 30, 2026 incorrectly identified two DigiCert root certificates as the Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha threat. The false positive caused automatic quarantine of the certificates, risking SSL/TLS validation and code‑signing across global enterprises. Microsoft rolled out a...