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Maximizing Return on Investment with Your Security Budget

IT Toolbox

Demonstrating a return on investment for security spending can be difficult. The cost of a breach is often cited to demonstrate spending on technology, personnel, or services. However, this doesn't always articulate the best business case for the budget, shares Andy Collins, CISM, CIPP/E. The post Maximizing Return on Investment with Your Security Budget appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Google bets on nuclear power to drive AI expansion

Network World

Google has signed its first corporate deal to purchase power from multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) to meet the energy needs of its AI systems, marking a key step as AI companies shift toward nuclear power. In a blog post, Google announced an agreement with Kairos Power to source nuclear energy, aiming to bring the first SMR online by 2030, with more reactors planned by 2035.

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Forrester’s 2024 Enterprise Architecture Award Winner And Finalists For APAC

Forrester IT

What does excellence in enterprise architecture look like? Learn more about the enterprise architecture strategy that won Contact Energy, a New Zealand electricity generator and retailer, this year’s EA Award for the APAC region.

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How We Redesigned “Drive” With Help From Gen AI

Social, Agile and Transformation

How Isaac Sacolick and team rebrand, redesign, and replatform his 700 post blog with tech assistance from Gen AI like ChatGPT and autimation like Zapier and Quickbase. They enhance the information architecture, establish the StarCIO Digital Trailblazer Community, and launch "Drive," the redesigned blog for digital transformation leaders.

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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Quantum Compute Report Card: Looking Beyond Two-qubit Gates

Information Week

Delivery of commercially viable quantum computers remains years away, however IBM believes the technology remains on track -- though there is more work to come.

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The Internet Archive Breach: Over 31 Million User Accounts Exposed

Tech Republic Security

The Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library best known for its Wayback Machine, has disclosed a major data breach affecting over 31 million users.

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Admins warned to update Palo Alto Networks Expedition tool immediately

Network World

Palo Alto Networks is warning administrators of six critical vulnerabilities in its Expedition configuration migration tool that have to be patched immediately. Multiple vulnerabilities allow an attacker to read Expedition database contents and arbitrary files, as well as write arbitrary files to temporary storage locations on the Expedition system, the company said in a security advisory this week.

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AI-native software engineering may be closer than developers think

CIO Business Intelligence

Developers unimpressed by the early returns of generative AI for coding take note: Software development is headed toward a new era, when most code will be written by AI agents and reviewed by experienced developers, Gartner predicts. Organizations and vendors are already rolling out AI coding agents that enable developers to fully automate or offload many tasks, with more pilot programs and proofs-of-concept likely to be launched in 2025, says Philip Walsh, senior principal analyst in Gartner’s

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Quantum Report Card: Achieving Real Scale That Cannot Be Simulated

Information Week

The next major moves in quantum computing are expected to take technology on a generational journey, though it will still be some years before tangible results emerge.

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99% of UK Businesses Faced Cyber Attacks in the Last Year

Tech Republic Security

Almost all businesses in the U.K. were breached by cyber attackers in the last 12 months, a report has found.

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Streamlining Scripts & Schedulers: How to Tame Disconnected Automation Tools

For many IT admins, business as usual is a juggling act. Job schedulers and scripts run on autopilot, applications and operating systems can’t speak the same language, and other tools—like RPA or MFT solutions—operate in isolation. On a good day, everything runs smoothly. But good days are rare; more often than not, something goes wrong and you’re stuck putting out fires.

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AMD Reveals Fleet of Chips for Heavy AI Workloads

Tech Republic Data Center

From commercial devices to data centers, AMD continues to try to knock Intel and NVIDIA further down the leaderboard of heavy-duty AI processors.

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More than one-third of cloud environments are critically exposed, says Tenable

Network World

In the first half of this year, 38% of organizations had at least one cloud workload that was critically vulnerable, highly privileged, and publicly exposed, according to a study of telemetry from customers of cloud security vendor Tenable released this week. “This ‘toxic cloud triad’ creates a high-risk attack path that makes these workloads prime targets for bad actors,” the study said.

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Elon Musk's xAI built a 100,000-GPU supercluster in just 19 days - normally takes years

TechSpot

Elon Musk and his xAI team have seemingly done the impossible. The company built a supercluster of 100,000 Nvidia H200 Blackwell GPUs in only 19 days. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the feat "superhuman." Huang shared the incredible story in an interview with the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley group on X.

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Clean, Lean Data Is the Cornerstone of AI Sustainability

Information Week

Messy data is making AI inefficient and hampering its sustainability. So why aren’t more organizations doing a better job of optimizing their data for AI?

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Lags as Global Workforce Engages in Risky AI Practices

Tech Republic Security

A recent report has revealed errant cybersecurity behaviours in Australia, including employees sharing company data with AI tools.

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AI makes edge computing more relevant to CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Analysts predict the incoming phase of enterprise AI will herald agentic systems that require minimal human intervention, with 75% of CIOs increasing their AI budgets during this year alone, according to a recent report from Gartner. As gen AI becomes embedded into more devices, endowing it with autonomous decision-making will depend on real-time data and avoiding excessive cloud costs.

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AMD unveils new generation of Epyc, Instinct chips

Network World

AMD announced its latest AI and high-performance computing processors at its Advancing AI event in San Francisco, including the fifth generation of its Epyc server processors and AMD Instinct MI325X accelerators. Commitments from leading customers and partners, including Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta, Oracle, and Google Cloud, rounded out the event. The fifth-generation Epyc CPUs come in two distinct configurations, both of which are part of the same 9005 family, also known as Turin.

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Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store

TechSpot

According to recent user reports, uBlock Origin is quickly disappearing from the Chrome Web Store. The official page for the ad-blocking extension now states that it is unavailable because it doesn't comply with Chrome's "best practices" for add-ons. However, we can confirm that the page is still accessible from our.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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NYT Sends Perplexity Cease-and-Desist Letter Over AI

Information Week

The newspaper says the company uses its writing without permission, according to a Wall Street Journal report -- as other media companies forge lucrative deals with AI companies to license copyrighted material.

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Number of Active Ransomware Groups Highest on Record, Cyberint’s Report Finds

Tech Republic Security

This indicates that the most prominent ransomware groups are succumbing to law enforcement takedowns, according to researchers from Cyberint.

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How to Upgrade Windows 11 24H2 for Free | Easiest Method is Explained

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and LinkedIn page for latest updates [link] The post How to Upgrade Windows 11 24H2 for Free | Easiest Method is Explained appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Researchers suggest new place to look for microbial life on Mars: ice with bits of dust

GeekWire

The white areas on the edges of these gullies in the Martian region of Terra Sirenium, shown in an image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, are thought to be areas of dusty ice similar to those identified as potential havens for microbial life in a research study. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. of Arizona) Could microbes endure just beneath the surface of Mars, in layers of dusty ice exposed to just the right amount of sunlight?

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Windows 11 24H2 is causing headaches, BSODs for some Western Digital SSD owners

TechSpot

Microsoft is busy rolling out the scheduled release of Windows 24H2, but some users have already encountered major compatibility and stability issues after installing the upgrade. In recent days, owners of NVMe SSDs from Western Digital have flooded the company's forums with reports of bugs and blue screen of death.

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As Regulators Escalate Oversight, Who Are the AI Heroes?

Information Week

More laws and scrutiny of AI may be on the way, but that does not mean every implementation of the technology evolves with nefarious intent.

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NIS 2 Compliance Deadline Arrives: What You Need to Know

Tech Republic Security

The NIS 2 compliance deadline is Oct. 17. Discover essential insights on requirements, impacts, and what organisations must do now.

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Global cybersecurity talent gap widens

Network World

Despite some recent positive news for tech hiring , a growing cybersecurity talent shortage threatens to hamstring businesses. Data from CyberSeek shows that in the U.S., some 265,000 more cybersecurity workers are needed to solve current staffing needs. CyberSeek is a data analysis and aggregation tool powered by a collaboration among Lightcast, a provider of global labor market data and analytics; NICE, a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology focused on advancing cyber

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.

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Phone spam-fighting startup Hiya rolls out Chrome extension that detects deepfake audio content

GeekWire

(Hiya Image) Seattle-startup Hiya is joining the growing list of companies using AI against AI to detect misinformation. Hiya announced the launch Thursday of its Deepfake Voice Detector as a free Google Chrome extension that can identify deepfake audio and video content. The company said it needs just a second of audio to determine if a voice is authentic or generated by a voice cloning tool.

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Tesla's Optimus robots revealed to be human-controlled at "We, Robot" event

TechSpot

Tesla's "We, Robot" event showcased the company's latest advancements in autonomous technology, but the stars of the afterparty were the Optimus robots, which mingled with guests, served drinks, and even danced. However, if you were curious about the progress of these robots, this event was not the right venue to.

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What Is DORA and What Does It Mean for Businesses?

Information Week

Ahead of the EU’s incoming Digital Operational Resilience Act, we explore the act and discuss what organizations need to do to achieve compliance.

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Firefox Update Patches Exploited Vulnerability

Tech Republic Security

Investigation of the use-after-free flaw is ongoing, but organizations and individual users can update Firefox now for a fix.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.