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Security
OWASP Launches AI Testing Guide to Address Security, Bias, and Risk in AI Systems
Taming Agentic AI Risks Requires Securing Non-Human Identities
AI
Gartner: More Than 40% Of Agentic AI Projects Will Fail By 2027
Java News Roundup: MicroProfile, Open Liberty, TomEE, JobRunr, LangChain4j, Apple SwiftJava
Networks
DDN News
Google News
IBM News
Check Point News
Defeating Pumabot: How Check Point Quantum Iot Protect Nano Agent Shields Surveillance Devices
Frost & Sullivan Report Validates Value Of Consolidated Security
Turn A Single Detection Into Enterprise-Wide Prevention With Infinity Playblocks
Security
How To Build A Cybersecurity RFP
Crafting a cybersecurity RFP requires clear goals, precise questions and vendor vetting. Follow these guidelines to streamline the process and meet your company's security needs....more
How To Make Your Multicloud Security More Effective
From containing costs to knowing what to keep in-house or not here is how to sesurely manage your multicloud environment....more
OWASP Launches AI Testing Guide to Address Security, Bias, and Risk in AI Systems
The OWASP Foundation has officially introduced the AI Testing Guide (AITG), a new open-source initiative aimed at assisting organizations in the systematic testing and security of artificial intelligence systems....more
Taming Agentic AI Risks Requires Securing Non-Human Identities
As the definition of machine identities broadens, AI agents working on behalf of users and gaining access to various services blurs the lines of non-human identities even more....more
AI
Closing The AI Skills Gap
The phrase 'AI skills gap' gets thrown around so often that it risks becoming background noise. One thing that I hear often is 'How do we bring everyone along, fast enough?'...more
Four Ways To Build A Zero-Trust Program For The AI World
COMMENTARY: Let me open with a confession: I don't trust AI. And frankly, nobody really should....more
Gartner: More Than 40% Of Agentic AI Projects Will Fail By 2027
Gartner's research indicates that many agentic AI initiatives are still in early experimental phases, often fueled more by hype than by strategic planning...more
How AI Is Forcing An IT Infrastructure Rethink
A recent report reveals IT leaders are rearchitecting legacy systems to support scalable, secure, and cloud-integrated infrastructure for their AI efforts....more
Java News Roundup: MicroProfile, Open Liberty, TomEE, JobRunr, LangChain4j, Apple SwiftJava
This week's Java roundup for June 16th, 2025, features news highlighting: point releases of MicroProfile 7.1, Apache TomEE 10.1 and LangChain4j 1.1; the June edition of Open Liberty; the second beta release of JobRunr 8.0; and Apple's new SwiftJava utility....more
Networks
Managing Through Chaos To Secure Networks
Every time there's a natural or manmade disaster that takes medical equipment offline, cuts connectivity to emergency services and loved ones, or shuts down access to ATMs, network engineers are at the center of the heroic efforts required to restore availability and uptime. (Though, in truth, network engineers deal with chaos every day.)...more
Networks Aren't Fragile Because Of Change, They're Fragile Because They Change Without Structure
In modern enterprise environments, networks are in a constant state of flux...more
DDN News
From Storage To Intelligence: How Financial Services Can Outsmart Fraud With Intelligent Data
Financial services are in the crosshairs of disruption. As AI accelerates, fraud tactics grow more sophisticated, regulatory expectations become stricter, and customers demand real-time, secure, and personalized experiences....more
Google News
5 Tips For Getting Started With Flow
Try these expert pointers for our new AI filmmaking tool...more
Gemini CLI: Your Open-Source AI Agent
Free and open source, Gemini CLI brings Gemini directly into developers' terminals - with unmatched access for individuals....more
Forget About AI Costs: Google Just Changed The Game With Open-Source Gemini CLI That Will Be Free For Most Developers
For power users and many developers, the command line is the foundational interface for controlling a system and its applications....more
IBM News
Parsons Corporation Is Ready Now To Build America'S Brand New, State Of-The-Art Air Traffic Control System
Parsons and IBM join forces to propose solutions for new national airspace system...more
IBM's Dmitry Krotov Wants To Crack The 'Physics' Of Memory
Thrust in the spotlight after his mentor won the Nobel Prize last year, Krotov continues to search for an AI architecture that is both interpretable and could explain how our own memory works....more
How To Know If Your AI Agents Are Working As Intended
First unveiled at this year's IBM Think, AgentOps is a set of tools born out of IBM Research that make it easier for AI builders, developers, and engineers to see whether the agents they've built are operating as expected....more
Check Point News
Defeating Pumabot: How Check Point Quantum Iot Protect Nano Agent Shields Surveillance Devices
Darktrace researchers have identified PumaBot, a Go-based Linux botnet that focuses on embedded surveillance cameras and other IoT devices....more
Frost & Sullivan Report Validates Value Of Consolidated Security
The endpoint security landscape is evolving faster than many security teams can keep up....more
Turn A Single Detection Into Enterprise-Wide Prevention With Infinity Playblocks
Modern cyber attacks move faster than ever before....more
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