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#337, Issue 4 Part 8: Articles Posted Week: 20 Apr, 2026 - 26 Apr, 2026
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Storage
From SNIA: SCSI Continues to Innovate Data Storage with SBC-5
TruenNAS Expands Enterprise Portfolio With V160 Hybrid Storage System
Security Boulevard
AI-Driven Cybersecurity: Transforming Enterprise Security With Intelligent Automation
AI SOC: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Security Operations
Continuous Compliance: How To Kill The Annual Audit Scramble For Good
Copperhelm Emerges To Launch Autonomous Cloud Security Platform
Every Employee Is Getting An AI Assistant, But Is Security Infrastructure Ready?
AI
Increased AI Expectations Without Guidance Leads To Employee Burnout
The Prompt Engineering Cheat Sheet: How To Write Better AI Prompts
Email
DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) Authentication for Enterprise Email Security
What is DANE? DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities Explained (2026)
Why The Majority Of Businesses Are Still Sending Marketing Emails Without Tracking ROI
Commvault News
Commvault Extends The Full Breadth Of Its Next-Generation Cyber Resilience Platform To Google Cloud
Commvault Brings Its Full Suite Of Data Backup And Resilience Capabilities To Google Cloud
Zscaler News
CrowdStrike News
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security Delivered 264% ROI Through Unified Cloud Protection
CrowdStrike Launches Project Quiltworks To Address AI-Discovered Software Vulnerabilities
Storage
From SNIA: SCSI Continues to Innovate Data Storage with SBC-5
SCSI Block Commands-5 (SBC-5) introduces enhancements for HDD-based storage performance, management, and resiliency....more
TruenNAS Expands Enterprise Portfolio With V160 Hybrid Storage System
TrueNAS introduces V160, an enterprise hybrid storage system combining NVMe and HDD with up to 60 GB/s throughput....more
Security Boulevard
AI-Driven Cybersecurity: Transforming Enterprise Security With Intelligent Automation
AI-driven cybersecurity uses machine learning and behavioral analytics to enable real-time threat detection and automated response in modern enterprises....more
AI SOC: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Security Operations
AI SOCs combine artificial intelligence, automation, and orchestration to reduce manual work in security operations....more
Continuous Compliance: How To Kill The Annual Audit Scramble For Good
Continuous compliance keeps audit readiness as an ongoing state instead of an annual emergency scramble....more
Copperhelm Emerges To Launch Autonomous Cloud Security Platform
Copperhelm has launched an AI-powered autonomous cloud security platform that aggregates data and automatically remediates threats in real-time....more
Every Employee Is Getting An AI Assistant, But Is Security Infrastructure Ready?
Organizations deploying AI assistants to employees must establish proper security infrastructure with distinct agent identity and audit trails....more
AI
Top Conversational AI Platforms To Watch In 2026
Overview of leading conversational AI platforms including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot for 2026....more
Increased AI Expectations Without Guidance Leads To Employee Burnout
Poorly managed AI implementation without proper training and clear guidance is driving tech employee burnout....more
Shadow AI Morphs Into Shadow Operations
Shadow autonomous agents with high-privilege access pose operational risks without DevSecOps oversight....more
AI-Ready Skills Are Not What You Think
True AI readiness requires judgment and workflow redesign, not just prompt-writing skills....more
The Prompt Engineering Cheat Sheet: How To Write Better AI Prompts
A comprehensive guide to prompt engineering techniques for writing better AI prompts....more
Email
DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) Authentication for Enterprise Email Security
DANE prevents Man-in-the-Middle attacks by validating TLS certificates through DNS records, complementing DMARC for complete email security....more
What is DANE? DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities Explained (2026)
DANE is a DNS-based security protocol that validates TLS certificates using DNSSEC-signed TLSA records instead of relying on third-party CAs....more
Why The Majority Of Businesses Are Still Sending Marketing Emails Without Tracking ROI
Most organizations cannot reliably track email marketing ROI despite emails generating strong returns when measured properly....more
Commvault News
Commvault Extends The Full Breadth Of Its Next-Generation Cyber Resilience Platform To Google Cloud
Commvault, a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale, announced the Commvault Cloud platform will be available on Google Cloud, bringing new levels of resilience to customers....more
Commvault Brings Its Full Suite Of Data Backup And Resilience Capabilities To Google Cloud
Commvault Systems Inc. is deepening its integration with Google LLC's cloud platform in order to help bolster the defenses of modern 'agentic enterprises' and enhance their data resilience....more
Zscaler News
Zscaler Wins 2026 Google Cloud Partner Of The Year Award For Security In The Application Category
Zscaler announced that it has received the 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award for Security in the Application category. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform and Google's AI-powered infrastructure provide autonomous, data-centric protection for users and applications. Zscaler provides security for Google workloads, DLP for Workspace users, and integration with Google SecOps and the Vertex AI platform....more
CrowdStrike News
Why AI Projects Stall And How CIOs Can Respond
CIOs are caught between two imperatives: accelerate AI adoption and protect the business from AI-related risks. Here's how they can remove friction and keep initiatives moving....more
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security Delivered 264% ROI Through Unified Cloud Protection
Efficiency gains in accelerated cloud detection and response delivered $5.9 million USD in risk-adjusted value - the largest quantified benefit in the study....more
CrowdStrike Launches Project Quiltworks To Address AI-Discovered Software Vulnerabilities
CrowdStrike has launched Project QuiltWorks, an industry coalition designed to help organizations address the growing number of software vulnerabilities being uncovered by advanced artificial intelligence models, according to a recent report by Silicon Angle....more
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