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Articles Posted Week: Dec. 8th, 2025 — Dec. 14th, 2025 (333/2/5)
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Security
Cybersecurity 101: Why It’s Time To Rethink What We Think We Know
Smishing’s Evolution: From Consumer Scam To Enterprise Threat - How Industry Is Fighting Back
Beyond the SBOM: What CISOs should know about CBOMs and HBOMs
2026 Predictions: The Year Identity Becomes The Ultimate Control Point For An Autonomous World
Security Boulevard
Safesplit: A Novel Defense Against Client-Side Backdoor Attacks In Split Learning
The Hidden Layer of Cybersecurity: Andreas Taudte on DNS & DDI Defense
DevOps
Multi-Agent System Promises Faster Bug Detection And Resolution
Rethinking Software Architecture For The Next Generation Of User Interfaces
Why Privacy-Safe Logging Remains One Of The Hardest Problems In DevOps
Forrester: The Role Of Internal Developer Platforms In DevOps
HP News
Veeam News
Cybersecurity Threats And AI Disruptions Top Concerns For IT Leaders In 2026, Veeam Survey Finds
The VeeamON Global Launch Virtual Event is Now On Demand Through December 21.
KnowBe4 News
Techstrong.ai
Linux Foundation Launches Foundation For Autonomous AI Development
From Pilot Purgatory To Profit: A Practitioner’s Guide To Scaling Enterprise AI
Smarter data management is the key to unlocking the full potential of next-generation data infrastructure for AI. This webinar explores how the SNIA Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) standard enables government labs, HPC centers, and organizations leveraging the power of AI/ML to reimagine and innovate their infrastructure to meet next-generation data management demands. Register
Security
Cybersecurity 101: Why It’s Time To Rethink What We Think We Know
Cybersecurity isn’t just about prevention using firewalls and perimeter defense anymore. There needs to be an equal focus on risk management, resilience and readiness. And no, zero trust isn’t a replacement for cybersecurity. It’s a philosophy that should be embedded within it....more
Smishing’s Evolution: From Consumer Scam To Enterprise Threat - How Industry Is Fighting Back
Law enforcement organizations across Europe, Asia and South America are warning of a surge in criminals using so-called ‘SMS Blasters’ - portable devices that can send thousands of fake SMS, bypassing network protections entirely....more
Beyond the SBOM: What CISOs should know about CBOMs and HBOMs
SBOMs, CBOMs and HBOMS -- oh my! Learn how these bills of materials help manage supply chain risk and assess which of the three your organization needs....more
2026 Predictions: The Year Identity Becomes The Ultimate Control Point For An Autonomous World
The collision between technological acceleration and human adaptability will define the cybersecurity landscape in 2026. Identity and trust will sit at the centre of this struggle - as the proliferation of machine and AI identities exposes the fragility of traditional controls and the limits of human oversight....more
Security Boulevard
Rethinking Security As Access Control Moves To The Edge
The convergence of physical and digital security is driving a shift toward software-driven, open-architecture edge computing....more
Safesplit: A Novel Defense Against Client-Side Backdoor Attacks In Split Learning
Split Learning (SL) is a distributed deep learning approach enabling multiple clients and a server to collaboratively train and infer on a shared deep neural network (DNN) without requiring clients to share their private local data....more
Securing MCP: How To Build Trustworthy Agent Integrations
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is quickly becoming the backbone of how AI agents interact with the outside world. It gives agents a standardized way to discover tools, trigger actions, and pull data. MCP dramatically simplifies integration work....more
The Hidden Layer of Cybersecurity: Andreas Taudte on DNS & DDI Defense
This episode of the Defenders Log features host David Redekop and guest Andreas Taudte discussing the often-overlooked world of DDI (DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management) and its critical role in network security....more
The Autonomous MSSP: How to Turn Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Volume into a Competitive Advantage
Whether you run CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, or provide a Managed XDR (Extended Detection and Response) across a mixed vendor stack, the operational challenge is the same. Modern XDRs are intentionally sensitive. They are built to flag everything that might be suspicious, and indicative of malicious behavior....more
DevOps
Multi-Agent System Promises Faster Bug Detection And Resolution
IT outages cost companies over $14,000 per minute. IBM Research’s Project ALICE uses multiple AI agents to help engineers find bugs faster and restore systems....more
Rethinking Software Architecture For The Next Generation Of User Interfaces
The next wave of user interfaces demands a complete rethinking of software architecture. For decades, digital products have relied on menus, checkboxes, search bars, and forms....more
This is not just another AI conference; it's where AI meets trust, transparency, and accountability. Whether you're a security professional, AI innovator, cloud provider, or policymaker, CSA's AI Summit delivers the insights you need to stay ahead of an accelerating landscap Register
Why Privacy-Safe Logging Remains One Of The Hardest Problems In DevOps
As cloud-native architectures scale and regulatory pressure intensifies, organizations are finally recognizing that their logging pipelines contain sensitive. Logs fuel observability, debugging, compliance investigations, and incident response, yet they also remain one of the least governed data streams in the enterprise....more
Forrester: The Role Of Internal Developer Platforms In DevOps
How does a self-service internal developer platform enable organisations to improve their DevOps workflows?...more
HP News
Top Tips For Setting Up A Distraction-Free Home Office
Imagine working from home while notifications go off constantly and your child runs across the camera view calling for attention. These interruptions make you lose focus, disrupting your concentration and workflow entirely. Setting up a distraction-free home office involves multiple factors: environment, ergonomics, habits, and technology....more
Veeam News
Cybersecurity Threats And AI Disruptions Top Concerns For IT Leaders In 2026, Veeam Survey Finds
Majority of respondents support a ban on ransomware payments, but cyberattacks and AI automation pose the greatest threat...more
Navigating The Next Wave Of IT Transformation
Majority of respondents support a ban on ransomware payments, but cyberattacks and AI automation pose the greatest threat...more
The VeeamON Global Launch Virtual Event is Now On Demand Through December 21.
Be among the first to discover Veeam Data Platform v13 and how Veeam and Securiti Al are coming together to deliver the foundation for safe enterprise Al. There’s only one place to watch it all unfold - the VeeamON Global Launch Event on demand....more
KnowBe4 News
Knowbe4 Research Reveals 96% Of Organizations Struggle To Secure The Human Element As AI Transforms The NexGen Workforce
State of Human Risk 2025 Report Shows Increase in Both Human-Related Security Incidents and AI Application Breaches...more
Report: Phishing Has Surged 400% Year-Over-Year
Researchers at SpyCloud have observed a 400% year-over-year increase in successful phishing attacks, with a disproportionate number of attacks targeting corporate accounts...more
Techstrong.ai
Linux Foundation Launches Foundation For Autonomous AI Development
The Linux Foundation unveiled a new initiative Monday aimed at standardizing the rapidly evolving field of autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) systems, bringing together major tech companies and three key open-source projects under one umbrella....more
‘Braking’ The AI Trust Barrier
Most of us don’t mistrust AI because it is new or smart. We mistrust it because it often acts certain when it should be cautious, confident when it should be curious, and quick when it should first ask us about our intentions. That creates a trust gap: the important space between confidence, care, and action....more
From Pilot Purgatory To Profit: A Practitioner’s Guide To Scaling Enterprise AI
Enterprise AI has reached a critical inflection point. The experimental phase characterized by enthusiasm, hackathons, and loose governance is ending. In its place, a stark reality is emerging....more
In this webinar join Sr Solution Engineer, Marco Morales, as he introduces the important concepts surrounding packages, their ecosystems, and how package management techniques can uplevel your DevOps practices. Register
Upcoming Webinars
Thursday, December 18th, 2025
Secure AI Everywhere: From Akamai Edge to Container (Dec. 18th)- 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Wednesday, January 7th, 2026
Data Resilience in the Age of Ransomware & Disruption Summit (Jan. 7th)- 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Thursday, January 8th, 2026
DORA in Action: How Financial Institutions Are Adapting and Thriving (Jan. 8th)- 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026
Break Free From Jenkins: A Blueprint for Modernization (Jan. 14th)- 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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