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Tech Field Day
Security Boulevard
Fake Account Creation Attacks: Anatomy, Detection, And Defense
Feel Supported: Integrating NHIs into Your Security Framework
From Packets To Protection: How Network Observability Powers Security And Forensics
FOSS
Careers
Building Strategic Influence As A Staff Engineer Or Engineering Manager
Microsoft Study Reveals The 'Infinite Workday' Crisis Engulfing Modern Employees
From Code To Strategy: Drive Organizational Impact Through Strategic Conversations And User Focus
Cisco News
The Silent Role Of Mathematics And Algorithms In MCP & Multi-Agent Systems
What's New In MCP : Elicitation, Structured Content, And Oauth Enhancements
Varonis News
A Guide To AI Data Security: Why It Matters And How To Get It Right
Ongoing Campaign Abuses Microsoft 365'S Direct Send To Deliver Phishing Emails
Check Point News
Tech Field Day
Qumulo Showcases Cloud Data Fabric Innovation
Allyson Klein provides an insightful overview of Qumulo's latest developments in cloud data fabric innovation at Cloud Field Day 23....more
Securing The Future: Juniper's Approach To AI Data Center Security
Alastair Cooke recently discussed Juniper Networks' strategy in enhancing AI-driven data center security, highlighting their comprehensive approach to protect complex network environments....more
Why Storage Matters In Every Stage Of The AI Pipeline
In this article on the critical role of storage throughout the entire AI pipeline, Barton George emphasized its importance from data collection to model training and inference....more
Security Boulevard
Fake Account Creation Attacks: Anatomy, Detection, And Defense
Fake account creation is one of the most persistent forms of online abuse. What used to be a fringe tactic (bots signing up to post spam) has become a scaled, repeatable attack. Today's fake account farms operate with disposable identities, rotating infrastructure, and automation frameworks built to evade detection....more
Feel Supported: Integrating NHIs into Your Security Framework
Why is NHI Integration Crucial for Your Security Framework?...more
From Packets To Protection: How Network Observability Powers Security And Forensics
In cybersecurity, the old maxim 'you can't secure what you can't see' serves as one of the primary guiding principles....more
Gain Confidence in Your IAM Strategy with NHIs
Confidence in security, particularly in Identity and Access Management (IAM), is essential for any organization where data breaches and cyber threats are commonplace. The question is, how can you build such confidence? The answer lies in understanding and effectively managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) as part of your IAM strategy....more
How NHIs Give You The Freedom To Choose Secure Solutions
Why is NHI Freedom Paramount in Today's Cybersecurity Landscape?...more
FOSS
Open Source Summit: The Rise Of Open-Source Observability - theCUBE Analysis
In a landscape where speed, visibility and automation drive competitive advantage, open-source observability is becoming a foundational element of modern enterprise infrastructure....more
Careers
Building Strategic Influence As A Staff Engineer Or Engineering Manager
Many software engineers reach a career point where strong performance no longer guarantees advancement, and demonstrating strategic and organizational impact becomes essential for further growth....more
Microsoft Study Reveals The 'Infinite Workday' Crisis Engulfing Modern Employees
Many modern workplaces have evolved into an around-the-clock, over-communicated, over-distracted, over-worked hellscape where employees find themselves trapped in what Microsoft researchers have dubbed the 'infinite workday' - a relentless cycle of digital demands that's obliterating traditional work-life boundaries and pushing burnout to unprecedented levels....more
From Code To Strategy: Drive Organizational Impact Through Strategic Conversations And User Focus
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Mark Allen about how engineers can expand their influence through strategic conversations, user-focused development practices, and excellence in incident management....more
Cisco News
The Silent Role Of Mathematics And Algorithms In MCP & Multi-Agent Systems
This blog explores how mathematics and algorithms form the hidden engine behind intelligent agent behavior....more
What's New In MCP : Elicitation, Structured Content, And Oauth Enhancements
What's New in MCP 2025-06-18: Human-in-the-Loop, OAuth, Structured Content, and Evolving API Paradigms...more
Optimizing User Experience In The Modern WAN
We all know the drill: A full network outage grinds business to a halt, triggering an all-hands-on-deck response. But what happens when the network isn't down, just slow?...more
Varonis News
A Guide To AI Data Security: Why It Matters And How To Get It Right
Learn what AI data security really means, why it matters and how to protect sensitive data used by or exposed to AI systems and workflows....more
Ongoing Campaign Abuses Microsoft 365'S Direct Send To Deliver Phishing Emails
Varonis Threat Labs uncovered a phishing campaign with M365's Direct Send feature that spoofs internal users without ever needing to compromise an account....more
A Dspm-First Approach To Kubernetes Security
Unlock true Kubernetes security with DSPM to discover, classify, and protect sensitive data where CSPM falls short....more
Check Point News
AI Evasion: The Next Frontier Of Malware Techniques
Check Point Research identifies the first documented case of malware embedding prompt injection to evade AI detection....more
The AI Arms Race: When Attackers Leverage Cutting-Edge Tech
For too long, the narrative around AI in cyber security has focused on its defensive capabilities....more
Pdfguard: AI Engine Against Growing Threats In PDFs
In recent years, PDFs emerged as a primary vector for attack chains, with threat actors exploiting their ubiquity and complexity to deliver malware through sophisticated social engineering tactics....more
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