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Articles Posted Week of Jun 16th, 2025 — Jun 22nd, 2025 (327/3/4)
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Security
The Triple Threat Of Burnout: Overworked, Unsatisfied, Trapped
Here Are Five Absurd Cybersecurity Myths That Could End Your Business
API Security: Aligning Technical Controls With Business Risk
Humor
Techie Exposed Giant Tax Grab, Maybe Made Government Change The Rules
Techie Traveled 4 Hours To Fix Software That Worked Perfectly Until A New Hire Used It
Call Centers
IoT
From Concept To Launch: Building A Lean Iot Prototype Stack With No-Code & AI Tools
AI And IoT: How Do The Internet Of Things And AI Work Together?
AWS News
Amazon Cloudfront Simplifies Web Application Delivery And Security With New User-Friendly Interface
AWS Backup Adds New Multi-Party Approval For Logically Air-Gapped Vaults
AWS Certificate Manager Introduces Exportable Public SSL/TLS Certificates To Use Anywhere
Varonis News
CrowdStrike News
Security
The Cyber Future Is Riskier Than You Think
Sound suggestions on how to tackle four "quiet problems" that often slip through the security cracks....more
The Triple Threat Of Burnout: Overworked, Unsatisfied, Trapped
Many cybersecurity professionals still don't feel comfortable admitting when they need a break. Yet their pressures continue to expand and involve, often leading to burnout and organizational risks....more
Here Are Five Absurd Cybersecurity Myths That Could End Your Business
Expert challenges false cybersecurity beliefs...more
The Rise Of Identity Risk Intelligence
For many years, cybersecurity professionals have relied on Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) such as IP addresses, domain names, and file hashes to defend against a number of cyber threats....more
API Security: Aligning Technical Controls With Business Risk
Security professionals must align API protection measures with organizational risk tolerance to secure funding and implement effective controls....more
Humor
Techie Exposed Giant Tax Grab, Maybe Made Government Change The Rules
Custom text fields can be a powerful form of protest...more
Techie Traveled 4 Hours To Fix Software That Worked Perfectly Until A New Hire Used It
Sometimes the 'R' in RTFM stands for 'Remember'...more
Call Centers
Over And Out
This article will be my final Idiom Insights submission. I have been a proud contributor to Contact Center Pipeline since 2009 and have (I believe) 136 published articles to my name....more
Extra! Extra! Advanced Tech Helps Newspaper
How technology investments improved service and remote work....more
How To Deliver Excellent Customer Experience (CX)'s
As we go through 2025, one thing is clear: the relentless focus on a constantly improving customer experience (CX) isn't going anywhere....more
IoT
From Concept To Launch: Building A Lean Iot Prototype Stack With No-Code & AI Tools
In the fast-evolving world of IoT, speed and adaptability often determine a product's success. For startups and lean teams, building a functional prototype quickly can make the difference between securing funding and missing the market window....more
AI And IoT: How Do The Internet Of Things And AI Work Together?
AI can compound the benefits of IoT by adding humanlike awareness and decision-making to the environment at hand to ultimately increase efficiency and improve processes....more
IoT Security Failures: Same Mistakes, Different Devices
Ken Munro of Pen Test Partners on Why IoT Security Still Lags and What Must Change...more
Strategies To Secure Long-Life IoT Devices
In this Help Net Security interview, Rob ter Linden, CISO at Signify, discusses priorities for CISOs working on IoT security, including the need for compliant infrastructure, easy device management, and preparing for future tech like quantum computing and AI. He also covers challenges with IoT visibility, security, and new regulations....more
AWS News
Amazon Cloudfront Simplifies Web Application Delivery And Security With New User-Friendly Interface
Today, we're announcing a new simplified onboarding experience for Amazon CloudFront that developers can use to accelerate and secure their web applications in seconds....more
AWS Backup Adds New Multi-Party Approval For Logically Air-Gapped Vaults
Today, we're announcing the general availability of a new capability that integrates AWS Backup logically air-gapped vaults with Multi-party approval to provide access to your backups even when your AWS account is inaccessible due to inadvertent or malicious events....more
AWS Certificate Manager Introduces Exportable Public SSL/TLS Certificates To Use Anywhere
Today, we're announcing exportable public SSL/TLS certificates from AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)....more
Varonis News
A User Always Finds A Way: The Federal Security Dilemma
Our experts share how the road to data loss is usually paved with good intentions, and strategies for federal agencies to combat unintended mistakes....more
AI Model Poisoning: What You Need To Know
Explore the growing threat of model poisoning, a cyberattack where machine learning models are manipulated, and how your organization can defend against it....more
Echoleak In Microsoft Copilot: What It Means For AI Security
A critical vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot exposes the risks of unsecured AI agents and why a data-centric approach is crucial for protection....more
CrowdStrike News
Crowdstrike Launches Falcon For AWS Security Incident Response At Re:Inforce 2025
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. unveiled a new incident response service for Amazon Web Services Inc. customers that offers cyber protection from the CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform at preferred rates in the AWS Marketplace....more
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