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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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Board of Clients Book+Media list, 2024

Forrester IT

Every year for the last 26 years, Forrester has convened its Board of Clients — a group of clients (pic to the left) who advise us on our strategy, new products, and research agenda.

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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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Big Breach Sends National Public Data to Bankruptcy

Information Week

Following a data breach and its fallout, data broker National Public Data files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

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Gluware expands network automation platform with AI copilots, GitHub integration

Network World

Gluware today announced a series of upcoming features for its network automation platform, designed to streamline network management and reduce downtime across diverse network environments. The new features include an AI-powered copilot that will provide a conversational interface to help network administrators with operations, more scripting options, and integration with NetBox and Github to provide new types of controls and visibility.

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Cyberattackers Unleash Flood of Potentially Disruptive Election-Related Activity

Information Week

Organizations should be on high alert until next month's US presidential election to ensure the integrity of the voting process, researchers warn.

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The Challenge of Sticking to CISA’s Vulnerability Framework

Information Week

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency created a framework for prioritizing vulnerabilities but following it manually can be a challenge. Here’s why, and what organizations can do to stay safe.

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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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Data center provider fakes Tier 4 data center certificate to bag $11M SEC deal

CIO Business Intelligence

Deepak Jain, CEO of a Maryland-based IT services firm, has been indicted for fraud and making false statements after allegedly falsifying a Tier 4 data center certification to secure a $10.7 million contract with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The charges, filed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and made public on Wednesday, claim that Jain and his co-conspirators deceived the SEC by creating a fictitious certifier, “Uptime Council,” to falsely verify his firm’s data center

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Microsoft: Ransomware Attacks Growing More Dangerous, Complex

Tech Republic

Attackers launched 600 million cybercriminal and nation-state threats on Microsoft customers daily, including ransomware attacks, in the last year, according to the tech giant.

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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Choosing the best AI models for your business

CIO Business Intelligence

From digital assistants to code generation, many small to medium businesses (SMBs) harbor lofty ambitions for generative AI (GenAI). The next step, however, is just as significant: whether to build their AI initiatives from scratch or simply secure a quick win with an existing AI tool. For a resource-strapped business, this decision comes with a host of considerations, including AI readiness, existing infrastructure, and the amount of value derived, versus the effort required to realize their AI

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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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HPE, Dell launch another round of AI servers

Network World

The AI spin continues, with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Dell Technologies both introducing new servers oriented towards training large language models (LLM). HPE’s new HPE ProLiant Compute XD685 uses AMD’s newly launched 5th generation Epyc processors and Instinct MI325X accelerators to support natural language processing, LLMs, and multi-modal AI training.

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Remote, hybrid, or fully in-office? Tech companies find their footing with different approaches

GeekWire

Amazon will enforce a new return-to-office policy in January, drawing more workers back to its Seattle headquarters. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) More than four years after the pandemic sent corporate employees home, the debate over remote work hasn’t lost steam as leaders enforce varying levels of return-to-office policies. Most companies have settled somewhere in the middle, adopting hybrid policies that require in-office work on specific days, according to recent data from Gallup.

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Predicting the Future of Sales: How AI and Automation Will Revolutionize Strategies

In this exploration, we're diving into predictions about the future of sales. We're talking about a complete shake-up powered by automation and artificial intelligence (AI). These aren't just fancy tools — they're real game-changers. Automation and AI are here to redefine every interaction, making them smarter, faster, and more meaningful. From personalized customer journeys to streamlined sales processes, the goal is to make every moment count, enhancing both efficiency and connection.

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Acumatica tweaks its cloud ERP for professional services firms

CIO Business Intelligence

Acumatica has released a new “edition” of its cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software tailored to the needs of mid-size professional services firms. The number of potential customers for Acumatica’s new functionality — or similar products from competitors — is huge. Globally, the professional services market, including legal, engineering, and consulting services, is expected to reach $6.5 trillion in 2024, according to The Business Research Company.

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Why housing affordability looms as a final frontier for Seattle area’s space industry

GeekWire

Participants in a panel at a Bellevue Chamber luncheon focusing on the Seattle area’s space industry included, from left, U.S. Rep. Adam Smith; moderator Mike Fong, director of the Washington State Department of Commerce; Kelly Maloney, co-founder of Space Northwest; and Brian Huseman, vice president for public policy and community engagement at Amazon.

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La IA hace que el ‘edge computing’ sea más relevante para los CIO

CIO Business Intelligence

Según un informe reciente de Gartner, los analistas predicen que la nueva fase de la IA empresarial anunciará sistemas autónomos que requerirán una intervención humana mínima, y que el 75% de los directores de Sistemas de Información (CIO, por sus siglas en inglés) aumentarán sus presupuestos para IA sólo durante este año. A medida que la IA generativa se integre en más dispositivos, dotarla de autonomía en la toma de decisiones dependerá de los datos en tiempo real y de evitar costes excesivos

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Tech Moves: Expedia names new CTO; F5 adds board members; Humanly hires sales exec

GeekWire

Ramana Thumu, chief technology officer for Expedia Group. (Expedia Photo) Ramana Thumu has taken the role of chief technology officer for Expedia Group. Thumu will oversee engineering operations at Seattle-based company, whose brands include vrbo, Orbitz, Hotwire, Trivago, and Hotels.com in addition to the flagship Expedia.com. “Ramana’s extensive experience in successfully building and managing multi-tenant tech platforms will be invaluable for our company’s future.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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SharePoint Storage is Very Expensive How to Cut down cost and Downsides

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 SharePoint Storage is Very Expensive How to Cut down cost and Downsides appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Intel and AMD may be testing 12V-2x6 power cables for future GPUs

TechSpot

Sources have informed Hungarian outlet Prohardver that AMD and Intel have begun testing 12V-2x6 power cables for their upcoming graphics cards. Market leader Nvidia already uses the standard across its latest and upcoming products, but its competitors may still harbor reliability concerns.

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FIX Black Screen Issue Affecting AVD Users During Login

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 FIX Black Screen Issue Affecting AVD Users During Login appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Man who threw away $500M Bitcoin hard drive sues city for right to search landfill

TechSpot

Howells eventually realized what he'd done, but it was too late. His bag of trash from that day is believed to be at the local landfill, and is likely buried under several feet of garbage. Attempts to gain access to the landfill to excavate the missing drive have come up.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Australia’s leading IT executives honoured at CIO50 2024 Awards

CIO Business Intelligence

The winners of the CIO50 Awards 2024 have been unveiled at a gala awards ceremony in Sydney. Australia’s most impactful technology leaders and their teams, along with the country’s leading cybersecurity executives, were honoured at the joint CIO50 and CSO30 Awards at the Shangri-La Hotel on Thursday night. Chief technology and innovation officer for Transport for NSW Kurt Brissett took out the CIO50 top spot.

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Euclid space telescope will produce the largest map of the universe ever

TechSpot

Euclid launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral on July 1, 2023, and sent back its first test photos just one month later. The telescope is equipped with a 600-megapixel camera tasked with mapping more than a third of the sky – out to 10 billion light-years – over the coming years.

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From Excel to AI: How Liberty Dental revolutionized care management

CIO Business Intelligence

Liberty Dental Plan insures about 7 million people in the United States as a dental insurance company. We are owned by a private equity company and Anthem, which is now called Elevance Health. Our job is to take care of all 7 million members of our members. So, my primary job as senior VP of health plan operations as well as being the CIO is to take care of technology and cybersecurity.

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Study finds standing desks may be bad for your health

TechSpot

A study led by the University of Sydney involving over 80,000 UK adults disputes the claimed benefits of standing instead of sitting, including reducing the of risk stroke, heart failure, and other diseases.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Digital addiction detox: Streamline tech to maximize impact, minimize risks

CIO Business Intelligence

] Forty-one percent of organizations adopted and used digital platforms for all or most functions in 2024, compared with just 26% in 2023, according to IDC’s May 2024 Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Wave 5. This rapid adoption, while driving innovation, has also led to overloaded IT architectures that are fast and automated but often fragile and complex.

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More tech industry layoffs: Intel cuts over 2,000 US jobs, Meta downsizes across multiple units

TechSpot

Intel's layoffs will mostly affect workers at its Hillsboro, Oregon offices, where 1,300 people are being notified that they will lose their jobs next month. The Oregonian reports that the cuts will impact 1 in every 18 Oregon workers at Intel, which is the state's largest corporate employer.

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TSA introduces new facial recognition tech at Seattle airport to speed security screening

GeekWire

A TSA agent verifies a travelers identity with a Credential Authentication Technology unit that uses facial recognition at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. (Photo via @TSA_Pacific ) Facial recognition technology intended to speed the security screening process is being introduced at TSA checkpoints at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Transportation Security Administration said in a news release this week that the latest-generation Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) units ca

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Intel faces scrutiny in China over alleged security risks and vulnerabilities in its chips

TechSpot

On its official WeChat account, CSAC claimed that Intel's chips are a threat due to their "frequent vulnerabilities and high failure rates." It added that the company's CPUs, including Xeon processors, have major defects when it comes to product quality and security management, indicating an extremely irresponsible attitude towards customers.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.