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Security
Security Boulevard - NHI
How Are Soc Teams Empowered By Advanced Machine Identity Management
How Does AI Decision Making Help Companies Stay Ahead Of Threats
Best of 2025: How Secure Are Your Machine Identities In The Cloud?
Call Centers
Cloud
SuperMicro News
Microsoft News
Startups Can Do More Right Now With AI: 5 Insights From Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott
How Microsoft Is Taking Down AI Hackers Who Create Harmful Images Of Celebrities And Others
As development cycles accelerate and AI becomes integral to coding, the software supply chain is now a prime attack surface. Research shows that while 95% of organizations use AI tools, only 24% fully evaluate AI-generated code for security, IP, and quality risks. Meanwhile, regulations and frameworks like NIST SSDF, ISO/IEC 27001, and the EU CRA are reshaping expectations. Register
Security
Automation Forces A Reset In Security Strategy
Enterprise security teams are working under the assumption that disruption is constant. A global study by Trellix shows that resilience has moved from a long term goal to a structural requirement for CISOs. Infrastructure design, operational integration, and the use of AI shape how organizations prepare for ongoing pressure from threats and regulation....more
5 Threats That Defined Security In 2025
2025 included a number of monumental threats, from global nation-state attacks to a critical vulnerability under widespread exploitation....more
Top 10 Cyber Security Stories Of 2025
AI dominated all tech conversations this year, but the concerns of cyber security professionals extend far beyond. From remote work to supply chains, quantum to identity, there were plenty of other topics for the industry to chew over in 2025....more
CISOs Are Managing Risk In Survival Mode
CISOs carry expanding responsibility as cybersecurity budgets rise, AI adoption spreads, and board expectations grow. Risk management now depends on faster decisions, stronger coordination, and better communication across leadership teams....more
Security Teams Debate How Much To Trust AI
AI is reshaping how organizations operate, defend systems, and interpret risk. Reports reveal rising AI-driven attacks, hidden usage across enterprises, and widening gaps between innovation and security readiness....more
Security Boulevard - NHI
How Are Soc Teams Empowered By Advanced Machine Identity Management
How Can Machine Identity Management Optimize Security Operations?...more
How Does AI Decision Making Help Companies Stay Ahead Of Threats
Are you aware of how machine identities are silently reshaping cybersecurity? With the rise of Non-Human Identities (NHIs), the traditional approach to cybersecurity needs a significant shift....more
How Scalable Is Secrets Management For Large Enterprises
What role do Non-Human Identities (NHIs) play in safeguarding enterprise security? With digital evolve, understanding and managing NHIs becomes imperative for organizations seeking robust security measures, especially those operating in cloud environments....more
Best of 2025: How Secure Are Your Machine Identities In The Cloud?
Are Your Machine Identities Secure in the Cloud?...more
Is The Security For Non-Human Identities Getting Better
How Can Organizations Effectively Manage Non-Human Identities?...more
Join Sitecore for an unforgettable evening at the Boston Bruins vs. Seattle Kraken game. You'll enjoy the game from a private suite at the TD Garden - networking with fellow senior executives, Sitecore leaders, and industry peers over food, drinks, and great hockey. Register
Call Centers
Contact Center Pipeline: Top 5 Posts In December
Dina begins our Top 5 by delving into the benefits of cross-industry benchmarking. She provides insights on how and where to begin, ways benchmarking leads to greater advancements for your organization, and what the future holds for benchmarking....more
Cloud
Best AI Cloud Security Tools For 2026: Top 10 Picks
AI Cloud Security Tools in 2026 Are Helping Businesses Stay Ahead of Evolving Threats...more
2026: The Year We Stop Trusting Any Single Cloud
The next wave of cloud transformation will be about strategic dependence, resilience, and architectural honesty....more
2026 Kubernetes Playbook: AI At Scale, Self-Healing Clusters, & Growth
In 2026, the question isn’t whether Kubernetes wins - it already has. And yet, many organizations are running mission-critical workloads on a platform they still treat as plumbing, not the operating layer that controls speed, security, and efficiency....more
SuperMicro News
Supermicro Unveils High-Density, Liquid-Cooled And Air-Cooled 6U Superblade Powered By Intel Xeon 6900 Series Processors For Maximum Performance And Efficiency
Supermicro is announcing the latest addition to its SuperBlade family with the SBI-622BA-1NE12-LCC, a high-density, direct liquid-cooled blade server powered by dual Intel Xeon 6900 series processors with up to 256 P-cores....more
Microsoft News
Microsoft In 2025: Year In Review
Microsoft pushed AI even harder this year - and Windows 11 users rebelled...more
Startups Can Do More Right Now With AI: 5 Insights From Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott
This is an unusually promising moment for early-stage builders. That’s what Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott told a group of entrepreneurs and technologists last week at South Park Commons in San Francisco. Tools such as coding agents and large-context models are more capable, he said, and the cost of experimentation is lower than ever. Entire categories are still wide open for people who are willing to test ideas quickly....more
How Microsoft Is Taking Down AI Hackers Who Create Harmful Images Of Celebrities And Others
It was a slow Friday afternoon in July when a seemingly isolated problem appeared on the radar of Phillip Misner, head of Microsoft’s AI Incident Detection and Response team. Someone had stolen a customer’s unique access code for an AI image generator and was going around safeguards to create sexualized images of celebrities....more
What’s Next In AI: 7 Trends To Watch In 2026
AI is entering a new phase, one defined by real-world impact....more
AI shouldn't be a mystery. As organizations adopt AI-driven defenses, security teams need to understand and trust the decisions these tools make. This session debunks the 'black box' myth: the idea that AI decisions are inherently opaque and unknowable. Register
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