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Articles Posted Week: Jan. 5th, 2026 — Jan. 11th, 2026 (334/1/7)
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Security
The 11 Runtime Attacks Breaking AI Security - And How CISO s Are Stopping Them
Will Agentic IAM Transform Identity Management in an AI World?
Security Boulevard - NHI
AI
DevOps
Sales
Cisco News
Dell News
CrowdStrike News
TechTalk Summits - Analyst
Security
The 11 Runtime Attacks Breaking AI Security - And How CISO s Are Stopping Them
Enterprise security teams are losing ground to AI-enabled attacks - not because defenses are weak, but because the threat model has shifted. As AI agents move into production, attackers are exploiting runtime weaknesses where breakout times are measured in seconds, patch windows in hours, and traditional security has little visibility or control....more
Will Agentic IAM Transform Identity Management in an AI World?
Agentic IAM Explained: The Future of Identity Management...more
Identity: The New Perimeter Of Ransomware Defense
Ransomware exponents can target identity, bypassing technical defences. Boards should prioritise identity security, align investments, and embed cyber risk in governance...more
Enterprises Still Aren’t Getting IAM Right
A large number of employees still work around identity controls, and agentic AI is only exacerbating the problem, according to CyberArk....more
Passwords Are Still Breaking Compliance Programs
The security stack has grown, but audits still stumble on passwords....more
Security Boulevard - NHI
Are Your Machine Identities Secure?
What Are Non-Human Identities, and Why Are They Crucial for Security?...more
How Capable Are NHIs In Managing Complex Networks?
Are You Prepared to Leverage the Full Potential of Non-Human Identities in Complex Networks?...more
How Do NHIs Empower Secure Cloud Environments
How Can Non-Human Identities Transform Secure Cloud Environments?...more
How Impenetrable Are Modern Secret Defenses?
How Secure Is Your Cloud Environment With Non-Human Identities?...more
AI
How AI Agents Are Turning Security Inside-Out
AppSec teams have spent the last decade hardening externally facing applications, API security, software supply chain risk, CI/CD controls, and cloud-native attack paths. But a growing class of security threats is emerging from a largely underestimated and undefended source: internally built no-code assets....more
The Great Operational Shift: Enterprise AI In 2026
As the calendar turns to 2026, the global business landscape is no longer just ‘exploring’ artificial intelligence (AI); it is being fundamentally reconstructed by it....more
2026 Enterprise AI Predictions -- Fragmentation, Commodification And The Agent Push Facing CIOs
In 2026, enterprise AI is shaped by competing agent-based approaches, commoditized agent tooling, new physical AI cost models and persistent data and security constraints....more
Setting The Stage For 2026: Continuing AI Pragmatism
Physical AI adoption, shifts in generative AI dominance and sovereign AI’s rise in Europe and India are some predictions for 2026, according to Omdia’s Mark Beccue....more
AI Will Not Deliver Enterprise Value Until We Let It Act
Enterprises have not underinvested in AI. They have overconstrained it....more
DevOps
2026: Seismic Shift For DevOps Teams
The surge of AI across software development in 2025 fundamentally reshaped how software is delivered....more
Sales
AI Is Changing The Rules Of Sales And Marketing
While marketing and sales operations differ across industries, how these functions can be transformed with AI support has become a shared topic across sectors. This shift is no longer limited to digital businesses, retail, or banking; industrial, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical companies are now re-evaluating their marketing and sales operations as well....more
AI Agents Poised To Reshape Sales, Gartner Says
By 2028, artificial intelligence agents will outnumber human sellers by tenfold, but less than 40 percent of sellers will report that AI agents have improved their productivity, according to Gartner....more
Cisco News
Future-Proof Your Data Center For AI A Checklist For Designing And Building AI Data Centers
Three Benefits Of Segmentation
Dell News
10 Questions To Kickstart AI Initiatives
Frontline Device Deployment: A Risk-Based Approach
CrowdStrike News
AI Tool Poisoning: How Hidden Instructions Threaten AI Agents
TechTalk Summits - Analyst
TechTalk Tuesday (Jan 20th)
Upcoming Webinars
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 ET
Quantum Computing Security: Preparing Today for Tomorrow’s Threats (Jan. 20th) -- 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Architecting Trustworthy AI: From Design Principles to Live Defense (Jan 22nd) -- 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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