Hello Leaders, With the daylight savings returning this weekend, you will lose an hour of sleep. However, we don't want you to lose sleep over missing critical news. That's why we are reviewing dozens of headlines to highlight a handful that your IT leadership must act on. 1. Search engines and LLMs cache could expose your data Lasso, an Israeli cybersecurity company, discovered that contents of its private Github repositories were showing up in Microsoft’s Bing search engine. These...
27 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Leaders, Given the geopolitical situation, it is no surprise that state actors are trying innovative ways to steal confidential and sensitive information. Two of the three items in this week's newsletter are related to latest attack methods being used by the attackers. This reinforces the need for basic security hygiene which could be easily improved across the board. 1. Rethink your brand strategy in the AI World According to a Boston Consulting Group study, 28% of survey respondents...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hello Leaders, Artificial Intelligence is gaining momentum every week and continues to hog the headlines. The three we hand picked are to highlight the challenges you need to prepared for a) to avoid compliance issues and b) to keep your team members' wellbeing in mind. 1. Over dependence on AI can lead to deterioration of cognitive skills No one can dispute that any skill will deteriorate when it is not used. As our responsibilities shift with AI, our cognitive faculties could deteriorate....
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hello Leaders, We are sure you are getting overwhelmed with AI related news. It is easy to miss the important ones in all that noise. This is why we have curated three items that deserves your attention. Please share your comments to help us improve. 1. Github copilot’s new agent mode Agentic AI is the new trend in AI. On Feb 6, Github announced Github copilot’s new agent mode. What is Agentic AI? Developing an AI application requires many steps e.g. training, creating prompts, testing,...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Leaders, We hope your week is off to a great start. Gartner just released its Q42024 Top Emerging Risk Trends Report. Here is our analysis of the five trends from that report that you should urgently focus on. Take at least one idea from here and put it work. Share your results with us. If you are willing, we can feature you in our newsletter. 1. Third-party risk from your IT vendors The recent Crowdstrike event was a wakeup call for the businesses worldwide because of the widespread...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read