Network World, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Agentic AI Could Force a Rethink of Enterprise AI Server Design, Researchers Say
Microsoft and UT Austin researchers find agentic workflows expose CPU-GPU bottlenecks in conventional servers. more →
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Thursday’s Briefing · August 13
The New Stack, Saturday, August 8th, 2026
AI Adoption Isn't the Same as AI Usage
Organizations must distinguish between deploying AI tools and actually leveraging them for business value. more →
TechRadar Pro, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Why AI Infrastructure Planning Must Happen Now
Organizations need to begin AI infrastructure planning today to be ready for future demand. more →
Own Your Pipeline: Personal Marketing for IT Sales
Most reps depend on company marketing for the top of their funnel — lead flow, campaigns, and content built to priorities they didn't set and can't influence. When that engine stutters, they have no lever to pull. A personal newsletter is the most accessible independent channel a rep can build: your voice, your audience, your cadence, aimed precisely at your territory rather than the company's broad market. It complements marketing rather than competing with it, and self-sourced pipeline carries real internal credibility — the reputation of someone who makes their own weather. more →
TechTarget, Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
CISO's Guide to Data Obfuscation
Data obfuscation transforms sensitive information into unreadable forms while preserving business value. more →
InformationWeek, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
CTO: Enterprise AI Agents Require Monitoring and Oversight
Regulated industries must implement monitoring and explainability processes for AI agent accountability. more →
CIO, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
CIOs Risk Being Sidelined in Enterprise AI Initiatives
Organizations appointing CAIOs or running CEO-led AI initiatives may marginalize the CIO role. more →
Dark Reading, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Is There Really a Fix for CISO Fatigue?
Accountability without matching authority is driving CISO burnout, and the problem is structural, not personal. more →
CIO, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
The Enterprise AI Strategy That Outlasts Any Single Model
Enterprise leaders should build model-agnostic AI systems rather than betting on a single provider. more →
InformationWeek, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
CIOs Can Measure AI Spend. Proving Its Value Is the Hard Part
CIOs struggle to demonstrate ROI from AI investments despite rising token costs and board pressure. more →
You've Been Heard, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
444 - The Leadership Shift That Makes IT Scale w/ Demetrios Xarhoulakos
An IT leader shares how teaching teams replaces becoming the permanent solution. more →
The AppSec Overload Problem And Why Context Is the Cure
Join Alan Shimel, CEO of TechStrong, and Emma Datny, Sr. Product Marketing Manager from Checkmarx to explore how contextual risk scoring and ASPM are changing the way teams approach AppSec, and why the ones pulling ahead aren't finding more vulnerabilities, they're fixing the right ones faster. more →
InformationWeek, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
5 CISO Principles for Navigating Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure
CISOs should establish incident notification protocols before crises, prioritizing harm reduction over polished narratives. more →
CSO Online, Friday, August 7th, 2026
What Does a Data Breach Cost? AI Is a Sizable Factor
Average breach costs reached $6 million globally, up 35% year over year, with AI-enabled attacks driving the rise. more →
The Register, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Water System Controllers Don't Belong on the Internet, Says Ex-NSA Chief After Suspected Iran Attacks
Retired NSA chief Paul Nakasone urges disconnecting PLCs after suspected Iranian attacks on US water systems. more →
The Register, Sunday, August 9th, 2026
Ransomware Gangs Skip the CEO, Head Straight for the 40-Something IT Manager
Modern ransomware attacks target mid-level managers rather than executives to accelerate payment decisions. more →
SC Media, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Black Hat 2026: Why AI Software Bills of Materials Are Essential to AI Trust
AI SBOMs are needed as a practical control, not a compliance nicety, after the Hugging Face-OpenAI incident. more →
SC Media, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Why AI Agents Need Their Own Identity
Agents are neither service accounts nor extensions of the human who launched them, and need first-class identities. more →
Data Center Knowledge, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Why IPv6 Is the Non-Negotiable Foundation for AI-Agentic Systems
IPv6 adoption is essential for AI systems, edge computing, and next-generation networks replacing aging IPv4. more →
The Register, Sunday, August 9th, 2026
I've Gone From Writing About SD-WAN to Depending on It
A remote worker combines 5G and Starlink with SD-WAN failover for reliable internet in rural Colorado. more →
AWS, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
AWS Backup for Amazon S3 Now Supports Direct Access to Backup Data
AWS Backup for Amazon S3 adds direct read-only access to backup data without a restore. more →
AWS, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
AWS Security Agent Now Supports Email-Based MFA for Penetration Testing
AWS Security Agent extends automated penetration testing to applications using email-based MFA. more →
AWS, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
AgentCore Runtime Instances Are Now Generally Available
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore runtime instances reach general availability for running agents on customer EC2. more →
InfoQ, Thursday, July 30th, 2026
AWS Lambda's Self-Managed Code Storage Lifts the Account Quota, Not the Function Size Limit
AWS Lambda now supports self-managed S3 code storage, removing account quotas but keeping per-function size limits. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Beyond the Protocol: Applying API Engineering Practices to MCP Servers
Cisco DevNet applies API engineering practices to MCP servers with a new MCP Description format. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
How Cisco IT Modernized Voice Security with AI
Cisco IT cut toll fraud 70% and manual investigation effort 60% by applying AI to voice security. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Operationalizing Voice Security with Splunk: From AI Detection to Real-Time Action
Cisco details the Splunk-based architecture behind its shift from manual voice security to real-time AI response. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
The AI Invoice Nobody Planned for - and How Cisco is Solving IT from the Inside
Cisco explains how it uses observability to track and optimize enterprise AI token spend. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Your AI Strategy Needs a Trusted Ecosystem: Enter Cisco Compatible Solutions for AI
Cisco launches Cisco Compatible Solutions for AI to give enterprises a validated AI ecosystem. more →
Cisco, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Beyond Volume: Countering the Stealth Tactics of Modern DDoS Attacks
Cisco describes how Secure DDoS Edge Protection uses real-time ML to counter stealthy, low-volume DDoS attacks. more →
Citrix, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Containing Threat Actors at the Edge
Citrix reports edge devices and VPNs rose from 3% to 22% of vulnerability exploitation actions. more →
Vertiv's AI Roadshow - Powering AI Leadership - Los Angels, CA
Join us at the Vertiv AI Roadshow to discover cutting-edge infrastructure solutions designed to power and cool next-generation AI workloads. Connect with industry experts and explore high-density power and thermal management strategies that will future-proof your data center. more →
Databricks, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
What is Tool Calling?
Databricks publishes an explainer on tool calling and how models interact with external systems. more →
Databricks, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Managing AI Coding Costs at Scale
Databricks shares how it manages AI coding costs at scale after measurable gains from agentic coding. more →
Databricks, Friday, August 7th, 2026
What is an AI Assistant?
Databricks publishes an explainer defining AI assistants and the components behind them. more →
DevOps in the Age of AI Native
Attendees will gain a clear understanding of how DevOps is maturing in 2026 - and what it takes to build a delivery organization that can thrive in an era defined by intelligence, automation, and continuous adaptation. more →
Dell, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
AI on Your Terms: The Full-Stack Future is Here
Dell positions the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA as a full-stack option for enterprises controlling token spend. more →
Dell, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Dell Consolidates Huddle Room Conferencing into One Monitor
Dell consolidates huddle room conferencing into a single monitor with built-in camera, mic, and USB-C. more →
Dell, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
The Infrastructure Behind the Next Era of Scientific Discovery
Dell examines the HPC and AI infrastructure powering genomics, fusion energy, and sovereign AI research. more →
Dell, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
The Safest Move Isn't the One You Think
Dell argues prevention alone fails against AI-era threats and urges pressure-testing your minimum viable business. more →
Dell, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Telecom AI Starts with Openness
Dell argues telecom AI competitiveness depends on the industry's shift to disaggregated, open architectures. more →
ITPro, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Turning Enterprise Data Into AI-Ready Data: The 4 Data Engines Built Into the Dell AI Data Platform
Dell's integrated platform uses four data engines to help enterprises prepare and manage data for AI at scale. more →
Micron, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Stronger Together: Building Urban Resilience and Responding in Crisis
Micron describes Foundation and employee work on urban resilience, including Malaysia's Penang Resilience Strategy. more →
Is your AppSec program Mythos Ready?
In this session, you'll learn what you need to do TODAY to make your AppSec program 'Mythos ready,' including addressing testing gaps, ensuring you have visibility and control if your software supply chain, and how AI fits with your existing AST tools and practices. You'll also see how Black Duck can help you reduce risk and respond faster to new vulnerabilities. more →
OneTrust, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
AI, California DROP, and the New Operating Model for Data Subject Rights
OneTrust argues manual data subject rights workflows cannot absorb California DROP and AI-driven request volume. more →
Migrate and Modernize your applications with at Zscaler Zero Trust Security Platform on AWS
In this webinar, we'll explore how teams can identify private applications and usage patterns to inform migration planning, maintain visibility into performance during and after migration, and secure workload-to-workload communications across AWS, data centers, and multicloud environments. more →
Oracle, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
5 Reasons Supply Chain Leaders Should Attend Oracle AI World
Oracle previews its agentic AI supply chain roadmap ahead of Oracle AI World. more →
Oracle, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Announcing Oracle Jipher 10.37: FIPS 140-3 Cryptography for Java
Oracle releases Jipher 10.37, its FIPS 140-3 validated Java cryptographic service provider. more →
Oracle, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Oracle Database 19c Now Supports TLS 1.3, Post-Quantum Cryptography, and FIPS 140-3 Mode
Oracle Database 19c adds TLS 1.3, post-quantum cryptography, and FIPS 140-3 mode in Release Update 19.32. more →
Oracle, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Announcing Oracle Database Security Central: Full-Spectrum Database Risk Visibility and Security at Fleet Scale
Oracle launches Database Security Central for fleet-scale database risk visibility and management. more →
Oracle, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Oracle Interconnect for AWS is Now Generally Available
Oracle Interconnect for AWS reaches general availability as a managed private cross-cloud connection. more →
Oracle, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Exascale Innovation: Faster Oracle AI Database at Lower Cost
Oracle's Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure delivers faster performance at lower cost. more →
Palo Alto Networks, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Introducing Unit 42 Threat Intelligence: Know What Matters, Understand the Adversary, and Act Faster
Palo Alto Networks launches Unit 42 Threat Intelligence to prioritize threats rather than add another feed. more →
Palo Alto Networks, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Redefining Network Security for the Frontier AI Era
Palo Alto Networks argues CIOs and CISOs must redefine network security architecture for the frontier AI era. more →
Palo Alto Networks, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Prisma AIRS - Unified Data Protection for Claude
Palo Alto Networks extends Prisma AIRS to provide unified data protection for Claude deployments. more →
Network World, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Palo Alto Networks at Black Hat: How AI Erased the 50-Day Patch Window
AI vulnerability discovery now runs at machine speed, eliminating traditional patch windows. more →
RSA, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
What the Pass-Ta-Key Attacks Reveal About the Risks of Synced Passkeys
RSA examines what the Pass-ta-key attacks reveal about the risks of synced passkeys. more →
From Reactive to Autonomous: The New IT and Security Playbook
The window between vulnerability discovery and weaponized exploit has collapsed from weeks to minutes. Static dashboards and fragmented workflows are now a liability. This webinar explores what it means to move from reactive, manual IT and Security operations to an autonomous model, where real-time endpoint intelligence drives action before threats materialize. more →
SentinelOne, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
From Input to Impact: Secure AI Where IT Runs
SentinelOne positions its unified platform to secure the entire agentic AI stack across endpoints, identities, cloud, and apps. more →
SentinelOne, Friday, August 7th, 2026
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity - Week 32
SentinelOne's weekly roundup covers a Snowflake hacker guilty plea, Mythos 5 backdoor attempts, and an npm worm. more →
Sophos, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Interlock Ransomware Gang Creates Volatile Situation
Sophos investigates Interlock ransomware abusing legitimate DFIR memory-analysis tools including Volatility3. more →
Sophos, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
N-Able N-Central Exploitation Results in RMM Tool Deployment
Sophos reports attackers exploiting N-able N-central to deploy AnyDesk, TeamViewer, and TacticalRMM. more →
Sophos, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Sophos DNS Protection Update for GenAI
Sophos DNS Protection adds a Generative AI category for visibility and policy control over GenAI services. more →
FreeBSD Security in Production: Vulnerability Response and Operational Best Practices
Join Klara’s Allan Jude and FreeBSD Security Officer Gordon Tetlow for a technical discussion on securing production FreeBSD systems. The session covers the security mechanisms available in FreeBSD, best practices for applying them, and will cover how the FreeBSD Security Team investigates vulnerabilities, publishes advisories, and delivers patches for supported releases. more →
Zscaler, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Health360: The Answer to the Question, "is My Zscaler Deployment Healthy?"
Zscaler Health360 assesses deployment health across best practices, connectors, and services. more →
Zscaler, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Zscaler Integrates with Claude Inference Hooks to Scale AI While Addressing Risks
Zscaler integrates with Claude inference hooks so policy is enforced inside the model in real time. more →
Zscaler, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Zscaler Wins 3 CRN Tech Innovator Awards
Zscaler wins three CRN 2026 Tech Innovator Awards across SASE, network security, and edge computing. more →
Zscaler, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Private Access that Scales with Your App Catalog
Zscaler's ZPA Application Scaling raises the per-tenant application ceiling from about 6,000 to 100,000. more →
Zscaler, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Ransomware Moves up the Org Chart: Managers Are Prime Targets
Zscaler finds 62% of ransomware campaign victims held manager-level titles or higher. more →
Zscaler, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Zscaler Integrates with OpenAI Cyber Models to Secure the AI-Enabled Endpoint
Zscaler Endpoint AI Security uses OpenAI cyber models to map attack paths across AI-enabled endpoints. more →