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    Every few years, the security industry gets a new word that makes everyone feel like they are already behind. Right now, the word is "artificial intelligence".
    Sept. 3, 2026
    Cloud, edge and on-premises technologies are converging into intelligent security ecosystems. The organizations that gain the most value will distribute workloads strategically...
    Sept. 3, 2026
    After years of hype surrounding cloud security, the real success story wasn't disruption—it was delivering a better operational experience for integrators and end users when ...
    Sept. 3, 2026
    As digital rhetoric accelerates from online chatter to physical action in minutes, security leaders need faster threat assessment, OSINT-driven intelligence, and pre-authorized...
    Sept. 3, 2026
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    At many institutions, the student ID number exposed in a data breach is the same number that unlocks dorm doors, sits behind classroom badge readers, controls laboratory access...
    Sept. 3, 2026
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    One of the most difficult challenges that an organization’s mid- and high-level security leaders often face is articulating the value of people and technology security investments...
    Sept. 3, 2026
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    Those who know me know I have read a lot of books on leadership over the years. Some were excellent. Some offered ideas that shaped how I approached my career. Others, frankly...
    Sept. 3, 2026
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    In 1997, when IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue, defeated world champion chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, nobody concluded that chess computers should be banned. Instead, players...
    Sept. 3, 2026
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    Pundits predict the AI bubble could burst and be worthy of 1929 or 2008—or there can be an orderly adoption of AI at every workplace. Either way, there are serious issues...
    Sept. 3, 2026