The Evolving Cyber Landscape: Insights from 2024 Reports
Over the past month, the Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report and the Watchguard Technologies Internet Security Report were released. Here are some highlights ... Read More
Navigating Email: From Spam Wars to Trusted Relationships
Some call it spam. Others call it marketing. Recipients want it to stop, while senders are looking to perfect their “art.” But both sides agree on one thing: Email communication is still broken in 2024 ... Read More
Navigating the AI Revolution: The Global Battle for Tech Supremacy
Artificial intelligence is yielding unprecedented benefits, battles, opportunities and fears — and advancing faster than ever. What is the latest on the global AI landscape? ... Read More
AI’s Energy Appetite: Challenges for Our Future Electricity Supply
The dramatic growth in GenAI and AI adoption is bringing increased demand for energy to power data centers. Where is this heading? How can we navigate a sustainable energy future with exploding technology usage? ... Read More
RSA 2024: AI’s Growing Influence Amplifies Global Cyber Impact
As another RSA Conference in San Francisco ended on May 10, 2024, the global impact that cybersecurity and artificial intelligence bring to every area of life has become much more apparent ... Read More
GenAI Continues to Dominate CIO and CISO Conversations
The NASCIO Midyear Conference this past week highlighted the good, the bad and the scary of generative AI, as well as the vital importance of the data that states are using to feed large language models ... Read More
What Would a TikTok Ban Mean?
Where next for the most popular app in the world? President Biden signed a bill that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban, but will it actually happen? What are the implications? ... Read More
Review: ‘Artificial Intelligence — A Primer for State and Local Governments’
A new book by Alan Shark offers an excellent guide and an AI road map for state and local governments. He answers basic questions that public-sector leaders are asking in 2024. ... Read More
Deciphering Metrics: From NCAA Women’s Basketball to Cyber Trends
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark clearly propelled NCAA women’s basketball viewership. But what do past numbers teach us about future expectations — in both basketball and cyber metrics? ... Read More
Conn. CISO Raises Security Concerns Over BadGPT, FraudGPT
Almost everyone has heard of ChatGPT. But Jeff Brown, CISO for the state of Connecticut, shares his concerns on some of the other “dark side” apps that have emerged with generative AI. ... Read More
