February 2025

CIO.com reported that “CIOs constantly speak about the need to drop the technical jargon and talk “the language of business.” Yet, they don’t except business to do the same.” The February 10, 2025 article entitled “15 most misused buzzwords in IT” (https://www.cio.com/article/191262/most-misused-buzzwords-in-information-technology.html?utm_campaign=editorial&utm_medium=cio&utm_source=browseralert) included these 15 misused buzzwords:

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MSSPAlert.com reported that “A chief technology officer (CTO) must answer several critical questions before choosing the right managed security services provider (MSSP) for your organization. Get it wrong and you could open the door to a threat actor, damage your operations, negatively impact income and business reputation, and introduce risks

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SCWorld.com reported that “Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) revealed the use of Google’s Gemini AI tools by more than 40 state-sponsored advanced persistent threat actors (APTs) from Iran, China, North Korea, Russia and at least 16 other countries.” February 3, 2025 article entitled “Google reveals Gemini AI use by more

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Computerworld.com reported “Data protection authorities in Europe imposed fines amounting to €1.2 billion last year according to the seventh edition of commercial law firm DLA Piper’s GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey.  For the period since January 28, 2024, this represents a decrease of 33 percent compared to the

Continue Reading GDPR fines for 2024 were more than €1.5 billion, but penalties appear to be in a decline in early 2025!