ITSM, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
Agentic AI Governance: How Do We Govern What We Didn't Design?
Governing systems that construct responses rather than follow defined paths calls for observation over prescription. more →
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Friday’s Briefing · September 18
Expert Panel: Data Observability and Reliability at Scale
Join TDWI's Research Fellow, Donald Farmer, together with industry experts as they discuss how organizations are building data observability and reliability across modern data ecosystems and the practices that support trusted data for AI and analytics. more →
CIO, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
How to Upskill IT for Agentic AI: 7 Pathways to Success
CIOs must revamp IT training and career paths for the agentic enterprise; here are the skills and shifts to prioritize. more →
Computer Weekly, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
Interview: Gill Haus, CIO, Chase
Chase CIO Gill Haus discusses leading 12,000 technologists, customer-focused transformation and scaling agentic AI. more →
TechRadar, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
The Fallout From AI Is Being Felt Further Across the Business Than Most People Assume
Half of UK CIOs say they are held personally accountable for AI agent mistakes, per 8x8 research. more →
TechTarget, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
14 Need-to-Know Tips for Digital Transformation Success
Fourteen practical tips to plan, fund and execute a successful digital transformation initiative. more →
CIO, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
AI Builds Faster Than Organizations Can Govern. How Can CIOs Catch Up?
The biggest barrier to scaling AI is not the technology but organizations' ability to understand and govern their own processes. more →
CIO, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
IT Consulting Has a Big AI Problem
AI is compressing the work behind big transformation projects, challenging the value of long, large IT consulting engagements. more →
It's FOSS, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
FreeCORE Is What Your TrueNAS CORE Box Should Have
FreeCORE, an independent fork of TrueNAS CORE, keeps a FreeBSD and OpenZFS path alive for users avoiding Linux. more →
Help Net Security, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
AI-Infra-Guard: Open-Source Security Scanner for AI Systems
Tencent's open-source AI-Infra-Guard scans AI services, MCP servers, and agent skills, but lacks built-in authentication. more →
How-To Geek, Friday, September 11th, 2026
5 Open-Source Desktop Apps That I Always Recommend Instead of Their Paid Rivals
How-To Geek recommends Bitwarden, LibreOffice, Kdenlive, GIMP, and Audacity as free alternatives to paid apps. more →
Agentic Security Needs to Operationalize Threat Intel
Agentic AI has changed attacks for both adversaries and defenders, but AI has not changed the fundamentals of security. Triage is not the end goal for defenders; prevention is. This means hyperfast AI-powered triage is still not a solution, just one more (very necessary) tool. more →
Help Net Security, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
Ransomware Negotiation Tactics Have Turned Into a Business Process
Intel 471's Dave Ross explains how ransomware groups profile victims, set demands and apply pressure during negotiations. more →
SC Media, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
6 Ways Teams Can Leverage Zero-Trust to Manage AI Agents
Cato Networks' Etay Maor argues AI agents should get zero-trust treatment and offers six guidelines to limit their blast radius. more →
SC Media, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
What CISOs Need to Know About Confidential Computing in 2026
Confidential computing protects data while in use, a growing need for CISOs as AI and hybrid cloud workloads spread. more →
Dark Reading, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Identity-Based AI Attack Threatens Security of Enterprise Data
Noma Labs' 'workflow identity hijacking' lets attackers abuse privileged AI workflows through unauthenticated inputs to steal data. more →
Help Net Security, Friday, September 11th, 2026
Building a Ransomware Decision Tree Before the Call Comes In
Arctic Wolf's Kerri Shafer-Page explains why containment, payment, law enforcement and communications decisions should be made in advance. more →
TechTarget, Friday, September 11th, 2026
Cyber Recovery Plans Must Cover Lost Access, Not Just Data
Cyberattacks on Springfield schools and Everett's City Hall show recovery planning must address lost access to systems, not just data. more →
DCIG, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
6 Early Insights Into DCIG's SDS Object Storage Research
DCIG shares six early findings from its research into software-defined object storage products ahead of its TOP 5 reports. more →
TechRadar, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
AI's Overlooked Storage Opportunity
Quantum's Skip Levens argues modern LTO tape is a cost-effective, secure tier for holding large AI datasets until needed. more →
Analytics Insight, Monday, September 7th, 2026
A Detailed Guide to MySQL: Software for Database Management & Development
An overview of MySQL, the free open-source relational database, covering features, licensing, platforms, and installation. more →
ET Edge Insights, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
AI Agents Are Now the Primary Users of Databases, and the Architecture Must Change
TiDB CTO Ed Huang says AI agents now create most new databases, requiring serverless, branchable, scale-to-zero architectures. more →
ZDNET, Friday, September 11th, 2026
97% of US Database Administrators Are Running Obsolete Programs
Percona survey finds 97% of US DBAs run end-of-life database versions, citing upgrade risk and cost pressures. more →
Modernize for the AI Era
Join PwC and AWS for a discussion on how AI is redefining cloud modernization priorities. We'll share examples from leaders in their sectors, as well as practical recommendations for building modern cloud platforms that deliver measurable business value, while navigating evolving regulatory, risk, and operational considerations. more →
Agile Telco, Monday, September 7th, 2026
The Edge Telco Market Evolves With the Needs of AI
Antony Savvas reviews edge AI moves in telecoms, including Qualcomm's Modular acquisition and Multiverse Computing's EUR 500m round. more →
Agile Telco, Friday, September 11th, 2026
How Agile Telcos Are Approaching Zero-Touch Network Automation
Zero-touch network automation stalls on telcos' legacy operating models and culture rather than technology, with only 6% at advanced levels. more →
Tech & Learning, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Preparing Students for Quantum Computing
NSF advice for educators on preparing students for quantum careers amid a growing quantum workforce shortage. more →
ScienceDaily, Friday, September 11th, 2026
Scientists Just Made Quantum Computer Operations 1,000 Times Faster
Chalmers researchers propose a method to run bosonic-code quantum operations in one driving cycle, over 1,000 times faster. more →
TechRadar, Monday, September 7th, 2026
Wi-Fi 8 Explained: TP-Link Launches First Routers, but Here's Why Most Wi-Fi 6 and 7 Owners Should Probably Wait
TP-Link unveiled the first Wi-Fi 8 routers at IFA 2026, but the standard targets reliability rather than speed, so most users can wait. more →
Agentic Runtime Security on AWS: Identity, Least Privilege, and Audit for AI Agents with IBM Verify Identity Access and HashiCorp Vault
This hands-on workshop deploys a working reference implementation of five control objectives for agentic systems - verifiable agent identity, no standing privileges, actions tied to user intent, enforcement at the point of use, and audit evidence correlated across all three trust planes (user, workload, data) - using IBM Verify Identity Access and HashiCorp Vault on Amazon EKS. more →
Barracuda, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Threat Spotlight: Phishing Pages That Exist Only Inside the Victim's Browser
Attackers use blob URLs so the phishing page is constructed locally, leaving no malicious site to detect or block. more →
Barracuda, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Barracuda Signs OpenAI's Call for Collective Action on Cyber Defense
Barracuda's CISO argues AI-powered defense is necessary because vulnerabilities are doubling while headcount is not. more →
Barracuda, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Barracuda Launches Redesigned Trust Center to Simplify Security Due Diligence
A single resource for compliance documentation, certifications and data residency details during vendor review. more →
Couchbase CATALYST - The Agent Era is here. Is your data ready? (Oct. 20-22)
Couchbase Catalyst 2026 is the first Couchbase customer conference: three days where technology leaders, architects, and the engineers building on Couchbase meet to advance next-generation data solutions for the Agent Era. more →
Cisco, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Evolving With Agentic Risk: Updating Our Integrated AI Security & Safety Framework
Version 2 of Cisco's AI framework expands its taxonomy to cover risks specific to agentic systems. more →
Cisco, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Redefining Digital Resilience in the AI Era
Splunk's direction under Cisco focuses on removing constraints around scale, speed and trust for AI-era operations. more →
Cisco, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Now Generally Available: See How Stack Automation by Quali Cuts Deployment Time
Stack Automation by Quali, co-developed with Cisco, turns manual infrastructure provisioning into a minutes-long workflow. more →
Cisco, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Cisco and Axis Communications: Greater Visibility, Scalability, and Incident Management
Axis physical security devices can now be managed from the Meraki dashboard, unifying IT and physical security. more →
Cohere, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Introducing North Small Translate: A Leading Sovereign Open-Weight Machine Translation Model
A 218B-parameter translation model covering 50-plus languages, released open weights under a non-commercial licence. more →
Cohere, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
Inside the Megakernel Serving Engine for North Mini Code
A technical account of the megakernel approach delivering 1.58x faster LLM serving on H100 devices. more →
Couchbase, Monday, September 7th, 2026
Vector Database Architecture: What Tech Buyers Should Evaluate
Couchbase's buyer guide explains vector database architecture and eight questions to ask vendors before choosing one. more →
Couchbase, Monday, September 7th, 2026
NoSQL Database Evaluation: A Hands-On Guide
Couchbase offers a weighted eight-criteria framework for evaluating NoSQL databases, including where Couchbase falls short. more →
Couchbase, Monday, September 7th, 2026
What Is Edge AI? Edge Computing Examples and Benefits
Couchbase explains how edge AI runs inference near where data is created and what its data layer needs. more →
Couchbase, Monday, September 7th, 2026
Couchbase Analytics + Apache Iceberg on Google Cloud: Query Your Lakehouse Without ETL
Couchbase Analytics adds Apache Iceberg support to query lakehouse tables on Google Cloud without ETL or data copies. more →
Couchbase, Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
Co-Innovating Next-Gen Data Solutions for the Agentic Era
Couchbase CEO BJ Schaknowski's Catalyst 2026 opening keynote on getting data infrastructure ready for agentic AI. more →
Couchbase, Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
The Importance of Context in Shaping AI Outcomes
Mavenir SVP Brandon Larson's Catalyst 2026 keynote on how context enables personalized AI services for telecom operators. more →
HPE, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
HPE Terraform Provider 2.0 for HPE Morpheus Software, VMaaS, and HPE OpsRamp Software
A major Terraform provider release covering Morpheus, VM-as-a-Service and OpsRamp in one infrastructure-as-code path. more →
HPE, Friday, September 11th, 2026
Validate Trustworthy AI With HPE Private Cloud AI, NVIDIA, and QuantPi
A validation approach for trustworthy AI combining HPE Private Cloud AI with QuantPi assessment tooling. more →
HPE, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Bringing AI-Native Operations to HPE Networking EdgeConnect With SASE Copilot
SASE Copilot brings AI-assisted operations to EdgeConnect SD-WAN and secure access deployments. more →
HPE, Saturday, September 12th, 2026
Building the Path to Quantum Utility
What has to be true for quantum computing to deliver practical utility rather than demonstrations. more →
HPE, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
The Self-Driving Network: Transforming Hospitality Through AI-Native Operations
Autonomous network operations applied to hospitality, where guest experience depends on wireless reliability. more →
The Register, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
HPE Makes Its "Unified Storage" Claim Real as B10000 R6 Hits GA
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 Release 6 is GA, unifying block and file on one disaggregated architecture with independent scaling. more →
Huntress, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Credential Theft: How Attackers Steal & Use Stolen Credentials
A primer on credential theft techniques and the identity-focused defenses that actually interrupt them. more →
Huntress, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Best Practices for Good Endpoint Hardening
What endpoint hardening covers and which measures actually reduce attack surface and close intrusion paths. more →
Huntress, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
The 20 Most Common Passwords Hackers Target in 2026
This year's most common passwords, why they fall instantly, and what actually improves credential strength. more →
Huntress, Monday, September 7th, 2026
AI SIEM Search
Plain-English querying of SIEM data, removing the query language barrier during investigations. more →
KnowBe4, Friday, September 11th, 2026
FBI Alert: OAuth Consent Phishing Is Targeting Users of Messaging Apps
The FBI warns of OAuth consent attacks granting account access without ever needing a password. more →
KnowBe4, Friday, September 11th, 2026
Phishing Campaign Targets Employees With Malicious SVG Files
SVG images carrying embedded JavaScript have become a rapidly growing phishing delivery method. more →
KnowBe4, Friday, September 11th, 2026
Survey: Companies Cite Phishing as Their Top AI-Enabled Fraud Concern
An Experian survey finds 60 percent of companies reporting higher fraud losses, with AI phishing the leading concern. more →
KnowBe4, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
The Workforce Has a Blind Spot, and It's Ringing
As email defenses improve, attackers are moving to the phone, where almost no organization trains or monitors. more →
KnowBe4, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Direct Send: How Attackers Weaponize Your Infrastructure Against You
KnowBe4 Threat Lab examines abuse of Microsoft 365 Direct Send to deliver mail that appears internal. more →
SASE Pivot and Trends 2026: A Gartner Keynote
Charanpal Bhogal, Senior Director Analyst at Gartner, examines how SASE must expand to protect human and nonhuman identities, govern AI usage, secure agentic interactions and deliver flexible, sovereign security as data residency demands grow. He also breaks down the disruptions redefining the SASE market and what comes next. more →
Rapid7, Friday, September 11th, 2026
Metasploit Wrap Up: This One Goes to Sixteen!
Sixteen new modules including ten exploits, five of them for CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entries. more →
Rapid7, Friday, September 11th, 2026
The Fraud Ecosystem: A Transition From Known Marketplaces to a Fragmented Environment
The underground fraud economy is splintering from big marketplaces into specialized Fraud-as-a-Service shops. more →
Rapid7, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Credentialed Pre-Port Discovery: Don't Probe the Host, Ask It
Authenticated scans can query a host for its open ports instead of inferring them through network probing. more →
Webinar: 6 Use Cases You Didn't Think Possible on the Data Lake
Your lakehouse already holds the data. Iceberg and Delta solved openness, durability, and cost. So why does every workload with a real performance SLA still live somewhere else? more →
SAP, Monday, September 7th, 2026
Built for the Long Haul: Commerce Innovation at Daimler Truck North America
A decade-long commerce transformation delivering roughly 40 percent compound annual growth and 30,000 daily users. more →
Securing the Autonomous Enterprise: Discover, Govern, and Protect Non-Human Identities.
This technical briefing breaks down how to operationalize a unified security architecture to establish clarity and control over your autonomous ecosystem. more →
Snowflake, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Intent-Driven Governance: Protect Sensitive Data at Scale
Expressing governance as intent rather than per-object rules, so policy keeps pace with data growth. more →
Snowflake, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Announcing OpenAI GPT-6 Astra on Snowflake Cortex AI
GPT-6 Astra becomes available inside Cortex AI, keeping data within the Snowflake governance boundary. more →
Snowflake, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
From AI Pilot to Pipeline: How Snowflake's Sales and Marketing Teams Closed the Gap
An internal account of moving go-to-market AI from pilots to production pipeline impact. more →
Snowflake, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Building AI-Native Accounts Payable on Snowflake
A worked pattern for AI-native accounts payable processing built on the data platform. more →
Snowflake, Thursday, September 10th, 2026
How Manufacturers Are Unlocking Operational ROI Through Agentic Workflows
Manufacturing agentic workflows where the data is sensor telemetry and the outcomes are physically measurable. more →
Computer Weekly, Monday, September 7th, 2026
Snowflake Pivots to AI Platforming
At Snowflake Summit 2026, Snowflake outlined a pivot to becoming a trusted, open AI platform built around an agentic control plane. more →
Sysdig, Friday, September 11th, 2026
Machine Speed, Hold the AI: Hand-Rolled Marimo CVE-2026-39987 Exploit
Sysdig's threat team breached a cloud bastion host through marimo's CVE-2026-39987 using custom Python, no AI. more →
Sysdig, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
How Runtime Insights Helps With Container Security
Runtime visibility distinguishes genuine threats from the volume of findings static scanning produces. more →