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#336, Issue 3 Part 8: Articles Posted Week: 16 Mar, 2026 - 22 Mar, 2026
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Security
Clear Communication: The Missing Link In Cybersecurity Success
The Evolution Of Cyber Deception: Does It Deserve A Place In Your Security Strategy?
CxO Podcasts
Platform Engineering
Platform, AI, Or Security? Examining A Separation Of Concerns
Why Platform Engineering Is Becoming The Backbone Of Cloud Native Operations
Humor
Brilliant Backups That Kept Data Alive For Ages Landed Web Developer In Big Trouble
While You’re Here, Could You Go Out Of Your Way To Do An Impossible Job?
Linux
Cloud
DDN News
Commvault News
Dell News
OneTrust News
Security
Clear Communication: The Missing Link In Cybersecurity Success
When technical expertise meets clear communication, cybersecurity teams thrive. Learn how to foster trust and collaboration across diverse working groups....more
The Evolution Of Cyber Deception: Does It Deserve A Place In Your Security Strategy?
Understanding the value of cyber deception...more
CxO Podcasts
Deloitte CTO On The AI Investment Trap: CIO Advisory 2026
On CXOTalk episode 912, Deloitte’s Chief Technology Officer, Bill Briggs, reveals how the imbalance between AI technology spending and organizational investment is creating a compounding trap, where ungoverned agents, exploding inference costs, and rising failure rates are all consequences of the same misallocated budget. This discussion includes practical advice for CIOs....more
What To Do In The First 24 Hours Of A Breach
In this Help Net Security video, Arvind Parthasarathi, CEO of CYGNVS, walks through a 10-step process for handling a cybersecurity breach....more
InformationWeek Podcast: Compliance Crackdown On AI And BYOD
Larridin’s Ameya Kanitkar and NetSPI’s Eddie Taliaferro discuss policies to keep unsanctioned AI or mobile devices from compromising the IT environment....more
Language Of The Board As CISO-Board Time Falls Short And CISOs Struggle With Risk - Ben Wilcox (57:03)
Security metrics often fail because they measure activity rather than actual risk, often failing to connect with business impact, making them difficult to explain to boards and executives....more
Platform Engineering
Platform, AI, Or Security? Examining A Separation Of Concerns
Use of AI starts with a curious engineer who wants to improve their productivity. Eventually, more and more developers begin to use AI for improving and reviewing code, generating tests, or automating operational tasks. However, increased usage of AI also increases the security risk. What processes, systems, and patterns can help mitigate the risks while supporting our usage of AI?...more
Why Platform Engineering Is Becoming The Backbone Of Cloud Native Operations
Cloud native is the go-to strategy for software delivery today. Containers, microservices, and everything as code enable teams to deliver features faster, but also add additional layers of complexity to the system. DevOps has been a success in bringing developers and operators closer together....more
Humor
Brilliant Backups That Kept Data Alive For Ages Landed Web Developer In Big Trouble
Client omissions caused the problem, so guess who was thrown under the bus...more
While You’re Here, Could You Go Out Of Your Way To Do An Impossible Job?
He would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for a meddling security team’s fear of USB...more
Linux
Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Defence AgAInst AI Bug Surge
Big Tech backs a Linux Foundation-led push to help FOSS maintainers tackle AI-generated bug floods, aiming to restore balance in open-source security workflows....more
Cloud
The Need For Cloud Security In A Modern Business Environment
Cloud systems are an emergent standard in business, but migration efforts and other directional shifts have introduced vulnerabilities. Where some attack patterns are mitigated, cloud platforms leave businesses open to new threats and vectors....more
Cloud 3.0: The Future Of Intent-Driven Multi-Cloud
How organizations can navigate intent-led multi-cloud...more
Cloud Storage Security Best Practices
Protecting stored cloud data requires meticulous planning and a well-crafted strategy. Here are the steps to take to keep your organization’s data safe and secure in the cloud....more
Best Cloud Firewall Vendors For 2026
Cloud adoption didn’t simplify network security. It multiplied it....more
DDN News
Sovereign & Enterprise AI Factory: Zero To 60 In 4 Minutes
How DDN’s production-validated Sovereign AI Factory-planned to be built on NVIDIA Omniverse DSX and DSX Reference Design-turns GPU capital into certifiable national intelligence....more
The Next Bottleneck In AI For Science Isn’t Compute, It’s Data
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how science is conducted. Across disciplines-from climate modeling and materials discovery to genomics and energy research-AI is accelerating the pace of discovery and enabling scientists to explore problems that were previously impossible to solve....more
The World’s First Turnkey AI Factory Just Pulled Up
Nobody has ever done this before. A complete, working AI Factory, the full stack from DDN’s data intelligence platform to GPU to software, all validated, integrated, and ready to produce measurable ROI from day one. On a bus. Parked at GTC at the Park. And the line to get on board stretches around the block....more
Commvault News
MCP 2.0 Explained: Securing AI Agents Before They Secure Themselves
From connectivity to control: What enterprises must understand before deploying autonomous AI agents....more
Dell News
Secure Edge AI Before It Breaks
Simple, Scalable, Modular Architecture For Your AI Journey
The Storage Solution AI Has Been Waiting For
OneTrust News
Brand-Safe AI Innovation Starts With Trusted Data
Why Organizations Lose AI ROI (And How Data Teams Can Drive Visibility)
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