July, 2024

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AI and The End Of Software Development As We Know it.

Forrester IT

We’ve tried Agile, DevSecOps and LowCode, Now What? Past and future technologies and paradigms shifts like Agile, DevOps, low-code, and even AI have been reshaping the software development world. Now, generative AI is disrupting it. The software development lifecycle (SDLC), is being accelerated and reimagined as a process happening in real-time.

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How You Can Be a Better Friend to a SysAdmin During a Crisis

IT Toolbox

Sysadmins regularly go through significant stress. Learn why it's important to appreciate your sysadmin during IT crises and how to support them. The post How You Can Be a Better Friend to a SysAdmin During a Crisis appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Enforce Users to use Intune Approved Apps with App Protection Policies using Conditional Access Policies

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Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and Facebook Page to get the latest updates [link] The post Enforce Users to use Intune Approved Apps with App Protection Policies using Conditional Access Policies appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Malepati Naren.

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Cisco Talos: Top Ransomware TTPs Exposed

Tech Republic Security

Read about the new Cisco Talos report on the top ransomware groups’ techniques and learn how to mitigate this cybersecurity risk. Cisco Talos observed the TTPs used by 14 of the most prevalent ransomware groups based on their volume of attack, impact to customers and atypical behavior.

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How AI Is Transforming IT in 2025: A Playbook for Smarter IT Ops

IT teams are under pressure to do more with less. AI isn’t just hype—it’s already helping lean IT teams cut support volume by up to 60%, reduce cloud waste, and eliminate risk from their stack. In this executive playbook, you'll learn how mid-sized companies are deploying AI to automate tier-1 tickets, predict outages, optimize SaaS spend, and secure infrastructure without hiring a bigger team.

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9 Ways CISOs Can Stay Ahead of Bad Actors

Information Week

Security leaders are expected to defend their organizations against existing and emerging threats. Here are some tactics they can use to crack down on the enemy.

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OpenSSH vulnerability regreSSHion puts millions of servers at risk

Network World

Researchers have uncovered a serious remote code execution vulnerability in the Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH) server that could let unauthenticated attackers obtain a root shell on servers and take them over. Through internet scanning services like Shodan and Censys, Qualys researchers identified over 14 million potentially vulnerable OpenSSH instances that were exposed to the internet.

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Top 7 generative AI use cases for business

CIO Business Intelligence

The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 set off a generative AI gold rush, with companies scrambling to adopt the technology and demonstrate innovation. Many of the AI use cases entrenched in business today use older, more established forms of AI, such as machine learning, or don’t take advantage of the “generative” capabilities of AI to generate text, pictures, and other data.

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X Is Quietly Training Grok With Your Posts, Here’s How You Can Opt Out

IT Toolbox

Social media platform X has turned on a setting that allows it to train Grok on user posts and interactions with the chatbot. Learn how you can opt out of this feature. The post X Is Quietly Training Grok With Your Posts, Here’s How You Can Opt Out appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Summer Olympics: What IT Teams Need to Do Before & During the Event for Their Businesses

Tech Republic Security

Remind employees to be wary of fake apps and too-good-to-be-true streaming options on the eve of the Games.

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How to Identify Innovation Opportunities In-House and Externally

Information Week

Innovative technologies are everywhere, but you have to know how to find them. Here's a roadmap to guide you on your quest.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Cisco: AI can help security challenges created by IT/OT integration

Network World

Cybersecurity issues are dogging organizations that are looking to meld operational technology (OT) systems with their enterprise IT counterparts. AI-based security products are poised to transform industrial networking, but it won’t happen overnight, according to a new study from Cisco. The 2024 State of Industrial Networking Report was conducted with Sapio Research and surveyed 1,000 industry professionals across 17 countries.

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Generative AI Marketing Use Cases In APAC

Forrester IT

I’m pleased to announce the publication of the second of my two APAC generative AI (genAI) B2C marketing reports, Generative AI Marketing Use Cases In APAC (client-only access).

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Germany goes full throttle into the cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

Despite digital transformation being a highly effective way to further develop the long-term business model, it can be a very drawn-out and arduous process. But the majority of companies in Germany, in particular, rely on the cloud in its various facets, and have now achieved a certain level of maturity when it comes to migrating workloads. Maturity means, on one hand, that users have not only gained experience with individual dedicated cloud services, but in many cases are now also modernizing

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Worldwide Outage Hits Microsoft 365 and Azure Services

IT Toolbox

Microsoft has reported investigating the outage of multiple applications and services, including 365 and Azure. Learn more about the incident and its implications for Microsoft customers. The post Worldwide Outage Hits Microsoft 365 and Azure Services appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Cyber Security Public-Private Partnerships Are Taking Off in APAC

Tech Republic Security

Australia is among the APAC governments forging closer ties with the private sector due to the realisation that the public sector can no longer fight the increase in cyber criminals alone.

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How to Find a Qualified IT Intern Among Candidates

Information Week

IT organizations offering intern programs often find themselves swamped with applicants. Here's how to find the most knowledgeable and prepared candidates.

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DARPA program aims to sift through quantum computing hype

Network World

The government’s central research and development arm, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is setting up an industry initiative to benchmark quantum computing applications and algorithms in an effort to dispel some of the hype around the technology. The Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) aims to validate the progress of quantum computer hardware and determine if it’s possible to build an industrially useful quantum computer faster than current predictions – which forecast serio

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ServiceNow And Atlassian: The Rise Of IT Management Platforms

Forrester IT

As one of the Forrester analysts in attendance this spring at the ServiceNow Knowledge 2024 and Atlassian Team 24 conferences, I noticed a palpable change.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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10 ways AI can make IT more productive

CIO Business Intelligence

When it comes to maximizing productivity, IT leaders can turn to an array of motivators, including regular breaks, free snacks and beverages, workspace upgrades, mini contests, and so on. Yet there’s now another, cutting-edge tool that can significantly spur both team productivity and innovation: artificial intelligence. Any task or activity that’s repetitive and can be standardized on a checklist is ripe for automation using AI, says Jeff Orr, director of research for digital technology at ISG’

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Out with the Old: German Navy Phases Out Floppy Disks in F123 Frigates

IT Toolbox

Explore how the German Navy's upgrade from 8-inch floppy disks in F123 frigates reveals a tech transformation. The post Out with the Old: German Navy Phases Out Floppy Disks in F123 Frigates appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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The Top 5 1Password Alternatives for 2024

Tech Republic Security

NordPass, Bitwarden and Dashlane are among a handful of secure and feature-packed password managers for those looking for quality 1Password alternatives.

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Scattered Spider Suspect Nabbed for MGM Ransomware Attack

Information Week

UK law enforcement arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the 2023 ransomware attack on MGM Resorts International.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Can NaaS mitigate network skills gaps?

Network World

Network-as-a-service offerings give enterprise organizations access to leading-edge technologies while lowering upfront capital investments, but for some IT teams, the real value of NaaS may be found in the networking and security skills that come with the service. NaaS can help address the shortage of networking and security talent by offloading some management tasks to the service provider, according to Shamus McGillicuddy, vice president of research for network infrastructure and operations a

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The CEO’s Guide To Building Generative AI

Forrester IT

Creating our generative AI tool, Izola, taught us some very valuable lessons. Here are five that may help you on your own genAI journey.

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5 IT risks CIOs should be paranoid about

CIO Business Intelligence

As a digital transformation leader and former CIO, I carry a healthy dose of paranoia. Call it survival instincts: Risks that can disrupt an organization from staying true to its mission and accomplishing its goals must constantly be surfaced, assessed, and either mitigated or managed. Is the organization transforming fast enough? Are stakeholders struggling or unhappy?

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Amazon Prime Day 2024 Is Here: Cybercriminals Are Ready, Are You?

IT Toolbox

The Amazon Prime Day shopping festival is about to begin. This is when cybercriminals are highly active and can easily steal your personal details and money. Check out some scams to be aware of during the shopping festival and how to protect yourself. The post Amazon Prime Day 2024 Is Here: Cybercriminals Are Ready, Are You? appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Google Workspace Authentication Vulnerability Allowed Thousands of Emails to be Compromised

Tech Republic Security

Hackers managed to compromise “a few thousand” Google Workspace accounts by circumventing the verification process.

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CrowdStrike Outage Drained $5.4 Billion From Fortune 500: Report

Information Week

The massive IT outage that struck 8.5 million Microsoft operating systems last week caused a huge direct financial loss across several industries globally.

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MD5 attack puts RADIUS networks everywhere at risk

Network World

The “secure enough” RADIUS/UDP authentication protocol may have finally met its match, and organizations that have continued to rely on RADIUS to authenticate networked devices over UDP and TCP despite its reliance on outdated cryptography are urged to take immediate action to secure their networks. The protocol, which dates back to the early 1990s, remains widely used for network access control and authentication to switches, routers, and other networked devices.

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CrowdStrike Global Outage: Critical Next Steps For Tech And Security Leaders

Forrester IT

What We Know – And What To Do Now Technology leaders woke up to find that a software update by cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike had gone badly wrong and disrupted major systems at organizations across both countries.

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Turn Your Contact Center Into a Profit Machine with AI

Every year, $75 billion is lost to bad customer service — and your business could be bleeding loyalty without realizing it. AI is rewriting the rules. Imagine instant answers, 24/7 self-service, faster resolutions, and skyrocketing satisfaction scores. Companies like Amazon are already cashing in, and the technology is easier than you think — plug, play, and profit.