SCWorld.com reported that “A Sept. 16 report from Arctic Wolf details how threat actors have accelerated their tactics, exploiting identity and timing to bypass network defenses. The report’s primary finding: 51% of alerts issued occurred outside of business hours, with 15% of total alerts taking place on weekends. Arctic Wolf
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Darkreading.com reported that “In a blog post, Microsoft said its Digital Crimes Unit used a court order granted by the Southern District of New York to seize 338 websites associated with the service. In a blog post, Microsoft described RaccoonO365 as “the fastest-growing tool used by cybercriminals to steal
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SCWorld.com reported that “Industry researchers warn that adversarial attacks on AI models are on the rise. Unlike conventional cyberattacks, these exploits manipulate the AI itself — feeding it poisoned data, corrupting its inputs, or leveraging its built-in biases. The result can be reputational damage, regulatory penalties, or operational disruption.” The
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are prioritizing certifications over college degrees to quickly validate tech skills and drive digital transformation.” The September 15, 2025 article entitled ” How AI certification can get you a pay bump” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4054779/how-ai-certification-can-get-you-a-pay-bump.html) included these comments:
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DarkReading.com reported that ‘A bug in the control board that connects peripheral devices in commonly used Dell laptops allowed malicious access all the way down to the firmware running on the device chip, new research finds.” The August 22, 2025 article entitled ” ReVault Flaw Exposed Millions of Dell Laptops
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DarkReading.com reported that “France’s national cybersecurity agency said Apple recently sent out notifications to individuals warning that they had been targeted in spyware attacks. Since 2021, Apple has sent threat notifications to individuals targeted by spyware attacks. But because these notifications are sent to individual users and not made public, it’s
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ComputerWorld.com reported that “People are starting to “talk like AI,” according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. While teachers and business leaders complain about people using AI chatbots to write and communicate — and more and more public figures use AI-controlled avatars to communicate on their behalf — even authentic human speech is starting to sound “fake” and “machine-like,” according to Altman, who posted his
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ComputerWorld.com reported that about Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling “last week ordered Google to share (some) search data with its rivals to ensure competition in online search. Oh, and while Google can’t have “exclusive” search deals, it can still have paid search agreements. That’s it. That’s all.” The September 8, 2025
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Computerworld.com reported “Microsoft recently released its own large language models — the technology that underlies all generative AI (genAI), from OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Google’s Gemini, Anthropic and others. Until now, Microsoft has relied on ChatGPT to be Copilot’s brains. But with Microsoft and OpenAI fighting about what Microsoft should get
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CIO.com reported these comments from Joe Nathan (associate principal with The Hackett Group) “The rise of AI, increasing cyber threats, evolving data requirements, regulatory scrutiny, and the rapid advancement of cloud-native architectures have introduced new levels of complexity — and opportunity.” The September 9, 2025 article entitled “9 cloud strategy
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