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CxO
6 Tips for Consolidating Your Vendor Portfolio Without Killing Operations
The Evolving CISO Role: Bridging The Gap Between Security and Strategy
Beyond Borders, Beyond Bandwidth: A CIO/CISO's High-Seas Mission
Platform Engineering
Building a Culture That Will Drive Platform Engineering Success
Navigating AI Challenges in Platform Engineering - EP 8 (26:05)
Database
Careers
ISACA Introduces First and Only AI-Centric Security Management Certification
To Counter AI Cheating, Companies Bring Back In-Person Job Interviews
SuperMicro News
Microsoft News
Microsoft's New AI Risk Assessment Framework - A Step Forward
Introducing Azure Storage Discovery, Transform Data Management with Storage Insights
Rapid7 News
Proofpoint News
Trend Micro News
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CxO
6 Tips for Consolidating Your Vendor Portfolio Without Killing Operations
When CIOs trim the vendor list, a strategic approach can help unlock savings, while building a foundation for more tailored services and efficient operations....more
The Evolving CISO Role: Bridging The Gap Between Security and Strategy
How the role of the CISO has shifted...more
CISA's New SBOM Guidelines Get Mixed Reviews
Updated SBOM rules from CISA are a solid step toward making them more useful for cyber defenders but don't address many critical needs, experts say....more
Beyond Borders, Beyond Bandwidth: A CIO/CISO's High-Seas Mission
Amit Basu says it wasn't the beckoning seas that hooked and reeled him into the maritime industry. It was the sirens' call of ongoing innovation that lured and anchored him there....more
Here's How Top CIOs Build Highly Effective AI Teams
The flood of organizational requests for AI requires a strategic and structured approach driven by dedicated teams tightly aligned with business requirements....more
Platform Engineering
Building a Culture That Will Drive Platform Engineering Success
Platform engineering has emerged as one of the most talked-about shifts in modern IT. By packaging infrastructure, workflows and developer tools into consumable platforms, organizations can reduce friction, accelerate delivery and unlock new efficiencies....more
Navigating AI Challenges in Platform Engineering - EP 8 (26:05)
Alan Shimel, Luca Galante and Keith Townsend explore the evolving role of AI in platform engineering. They discuss the disconnect between AI capabilities and enterprise needs, emphasizing the importance of observability and standardization....more
Database
10 Best Databases You Should Use in 2025
Choosing the Right Database: Top Platforms for Efficient Data Management in 2025...more
Graph Databases Are Exploding, Thanks To The AI Boom - Here's Why
Data-hungry AI applications are fed complex information, and that's where graph databases and knowledge graphs play a crucial role....more
In this webinar, Tsvi Korren, Field CTO at Aqua Security, will unpack the modern AI application stack and reveal where real-world vulnerabilities are hiding. You will learn how attackers exploit prompt injection, unauthorized tool execution, and RAG poisoning to compromise AI-enabled applications, and why conventional SAST and DAST tools are blind to these threats. Register
Careers
ISACA Introduces First and Only AI-Centric Security Management Certification
CISMs and CISSPs can now pursue the Advanced in AI Security Management (AAISM) credential....more
To Counter AI Cheating, Companies Bring Back In-Person Job Interviews
The rise in AI-powered cheating on job interviews, including the use of ChatGPT and deepfakes, is driving companies like Google, Cisco and McKinsey to return to in-person chats to better detect candidate fraud and assess genuine skills....more
SuperMicro News
Charting The Future of Hyperscale AI Storage: Supermicro and Partners Set The Pace
Hyperscale data center operators are poised to invest billions to build out AI infrastructure, and this has placed a spotlight on the role of software-defined storage in new platform deployment....more
Lambda Builds AI Factories with Supermicro NVIDIA Blackwell GPU Server Clusters to Deliver Production-Ready Next-Gen AI Infrastructure at Scale
Expanded AI infrastructure with faster results with Supermicro's GPU-optimized servers...more
Microsoft News
Microsoft's New AI Risk Assessment Framework - A Step Forward
Microsoft recently introduced a new framework designed to assess the security of AI models. It's always encouraging to see developers weaving cybersecurity considerations into the design and deployment of emerging, disruptive technologies....more
Introducing Azure Storage Discovery, Transform Data Management with Storage Insights
Fully managed service that provides enterprise-wide visibility into Azure Blob Storage data estate....more
Rapid7 News
Rapid7 Named a Leader in 2025 IDC MarketScape for Exposure Management
Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD), a leader in threat detection and exposure management, today announced it has been positioned in the Leaders category of the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Exposure Management 2025 Vendor Assessment...more
Proofpoint News
Proofpoint's 2025 Voice of the CISO Report Reveals Heightened AI Risk, Record CISO Burnout, and the Persistent People Problem in Cybersecurity
76% of CISOs anticipate a material cyberattack in the next year, with human risk and GenAI-driven data loss topping their concerns...more
Trend Micro News
Trend Micro Named a Leader in Exposure Management by IDC MarketScape
Measurable reduction of operational silos and cyber risk delivered with Trend Vision One Cyber Risk Exposure Management...more
Trend Vision One Integrates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Discover how Trend Vision One integrates with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to unify visibility, close security gaps, and accelerate risk mitigation - maximizing protection without replacing existing tools....more
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