Darkreading.com reported that “Research finds that organizations are granting root access by default and making other big missteps, including a Jenga-like building concept, in deploying and configuring AI services in cloud deployments.” The March 18, 2025 article entitled “AI Cloud Adoption Is Rife With Cyber Mistakes” (https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/ai-cloud-adoption-cyber-mistakes) included

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Darkreading.com reported that “Attackers are actively exploiting a flaw in ChatGPT that allows them to redirect users to malicious URLs from within the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot application, with more than 10,000 exploit attempts in a week coming from a single malicious IP address.” The March 18, 2025 article entitled

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BankInfoSecurity.com reported that “Buying Wiz for $32 billion reduces Google’s dependence on external vendors for multi-cloud security, mirroring Microsoft’s approach with Defender for Cloud,…”  The March 19, 2025 article entitled ” How Google’s $32B Wiz Acquisition Will Reshape Cloud Defense” (https://tinyurl.com/4z649faf) included these comments from Gartner’s Charlie Winckless:

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The New York Times reported “The giant chipmaker has transformed its annual developer conference from an academic event into a who’s who gathering for the future of artificial intelligence.”  The March 18, 2025 article entitled ” Nvidia Is Hosting the Super Bowl of A.I.” (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/technology/nvidia-gtc-conference-ai.html) included these comments:

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DarkReading.com reported that “Expired domains can pose a significant cyber-risk for organizations. Vigilant domain management is the first step for sustainable mitigation.” The March 10, 2025 article entitled “Why You Should Track Down Expired Domain Names” (https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/why-you-should-track-down-expired-domain-names) included these comments:

Cybercriminals are always looking for new ways to

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DarkReading.com reported that “Three zero-day vulnerabilities in VMware products have put tens of thousands of organizations at risk of virtual machine (VM) escapes, which could lead to devastating breaches.  According to scanning data from the Shadowserver Foundation, there are more than 41,000 ESXi instances across the globe that are vulnerable

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NetworkWorld.com reported that “Despite initiating a probe into Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, Microsoft has added the startup’s latest reasoning model R1, to its model catalog on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub.” The January 30, 2025 article entitled “Microsoft first raises doubts about DeepSeek and then adds it to its cloud”

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Computerworld.com reported that “Amazon Web Services customers can expect to hear a lot more about agentic AI in future with the news that the company is setting up a dedicated unit to promote the technology on its platform.” The March 6, 2025 article entitled “With new division, AWS bets big

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SCWorld.com reported that “Today, booter/stresser services available today on the dark web – also known collectively as the DDoS-for-hire industry – have significantly lowered the barrier for launching complex Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. These services are easy to use and offer users ready-made infrastructure with advanced features that they can

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SCWorld.com reported that “Looking ahead, organizations like yours will increasingly migrate to the cloud in service of their business goals. Gartner predicts more than seven in 10 enterprises will leverage the cloud to build momentum behind their business initiatives by 2027, for example. As a means of comparison, fewer than

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