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Last month I had the opportunity to provide a comprehensive update on our new Broadcom Advantage Partner Program for VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) partners, and since that time, the response from our partner community has been tremendous. Many VCSP Pinnacle Partners have announced their expanded relationship with Broadcom, and hundreds of our partners have signed up for the Broadcom Advantage Program Premier and Registered tiers. Now, change has been constant since the acquisition closed,…

The City of Wichita, Kansas, has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend, prompting the shutdown of segments of its network.  Wichita is the largest city in Kansas, with a population of 400,000, and is among the top 50 largest cities in the United States. The City revealed the assault with unusual transparency, confirming the incident on Sunday, May 5, as ransomware encrypted its IT systems.  “The transparency displayed by the…

The leader of the notorious LockBit ransomware gang has had their identity revealed after a law enforcement takedown of the group’s infrastructure in February. The individual is Russian national Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. He has been sanctioned by the UK, US and Australia, following a National Crime Agency-led (NCA) international disruption campaign, Operation Cronos. LockBitSupp Faces International Sanctions Khoroshev, aka LockBitSupp, thrived on anonymity and offered a $10m reward to anyone who could reveal his identity,…

Experiencing a cyber-attack as a chief information security officer (CISO) or a cybersecurity leader in your organization can be daunting. Russell Ayres, SVP of cyber operations and deputy CISO at Equifax, knows it better than anyone. He was appointed interim CSO in 2017 after his organization suffered a significant data breach that exposed the private records of 147.9 million Americans, 15.2 million British citizens and about 19,000 Canadian citizens. Ayres, speaking at RSA Conference 2024…

Model customization/tuning. Users can now use their existing Ansible content with the IBM watsonx Code Assistant to train the model. Code recommendations tailored to an organization’s specific needs and automation patterns can improve the quality and accuracy of Ansible content. Administrative dashboard. A new administrative dashboard provides account administrators with telemetry data around Ansible Lightspeed usage, including monitoring metrics for gen AI requests and insights into how end users are using the service. OpenShift is…

Organizations must deal with countless reports, contracts, research papers, and other documents, but managing, deciphering, and extracting pertinent information from these documents can be challenging and time-consuming. In such scenarios, an AI-powered document management system can offer a transformative solution. Developing Generative AI (GenAI) technologies with Docker offers endless possibilities not only for summarizing lengthy documents but also for categorizing them and generating detailed descriptions and even providing prompt insights you may have missed. This…

By Laurent Halimi, Founder, Cyberr In the wake of 4 million unfilled cybersecurity positions globally in 2023, conventional hiring practices have proven inadequate. Recognizing this glaring gap, Cyberr.ai has emerged as a pioneering platform set to redefine the recruitment landscape, envisioning itself as the “LinkedIn” for cybersecurity specialists. Through innovative methodologies, Cyberr.ai not only revolutionizes how companies source cyber talent but also cultivates a dynamic environment for networking, mentorship, and skills enhancement within the field….