Author: Niranjan Maka The Louvre Heist has been in the headlines. And CISO/CIO/CEOs don’t envy them. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 “𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅” 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔 This is not surprising for … Read More
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Understanding Agentic AI: From Concept to an Application (Example)
You’ve probably encountered a wave of posts about Agentic AI lately. The enthusiasm is warranted – but often, clarity is missing. Or the focus is entirely on the tools/frameworks. For those from the last century, familiar with “Structured Systems Analysis” … Read More
“Can you see me? Can you hear me?
The dreaded Monday morning chorus in hybrid meeting rooms. A frustrated IT manager put it best: 🗣️ “𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑐 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑉 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑜𝑠. 𝑍𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑤𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡. 𝐴𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑜’𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑑. 𝑊𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡. 𝑃𝑃𝑇 𝑖𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛. 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛.” The … Read More
73% of CISOs Admit… Security incidents due to unknown or unmanaged assets is a huge headache
Once upon a time, the CISO was the firewall champion – emerging from deep within the IT trenches. Networking, servers, patching, endpoint security – these were their domains. And they’ve come a long way. From tech specialists to boardroom leaders, today’s … Read More
The Silent Breach: A Story of Security at the Brink
Logan Carter* has a recurring nightmare. One from his last job. Logan refused to let this nightmare repeat itself at his new job—where he was responsible for even more critical infrastructure. His far-edge security infrastructure—thousands of cameras, badge readers, and … Read More
Wait!!! Before Edge AI/ML, you need…
Operations Security: Lesson 2 – Visibility In discussions with stakeholders across security, manufacturing, facilities, and other domains, one question repeatedly arises: Where do we start? Before embarking on AI/ML projects, especially for components outside the data center, enterprises need visibility … Read More
The Future of Farming: AIoT-Powered Precision Agriculture!
Digital transformation in agriculture is gaining momentum. Growing number of agriculture research organizations and agribusinesses are embracing the shift. It is enabling farmers to adopt more sustainable farming practices. For instance, armed with data on soil moisture, nutrient levels, and … Read More
The Rise of DES: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in Energy Management
𝘗͟𝘳͟𝘰͟𝘫͟𝘦͟𝘤͟𝘵͟𝘦͟𝘥͟ ͟𝘔͟𝘢͟𝘳͟𝘬͟𝘦͟𝘵͟ ͟𝘚͟𝘪͟𝘻͟𝘦͟ ͟𝘧͟𝘰͟𝘳͟ ͟𝘋͟𝘪͟𝘴͟𝘵͟𝘳͟𝘪͟𝘣͟𝘶͟𝘵͟𝘦͟𝘥͟ ͟𝘌͟𝘯͟𝘦͟𝘳͟𝘨͟𝘺͟ ͟𝘎͟𝘦͟𝘯͟𝘦͟𝘳͟𝘢͟𝘵͟𝘪͟𝘰͟𝘯͟ ͟𝘣͟𝘺͟ ͟2͟0͟3͟0͟:͟ ͟𝘜͟𝘚͟𝘋͟ ͟9͟3͟2͟.͟3͟4͟ ͟𝘉͟𝘪͟𝘭͟𝘭͟𝘪͟𝘰͟𝘯͟ ͟𝘉͟𝘺͟ ͟2͟0͟2͟5͟,͟ ͟𝘰͟𝘷͟𝘦͟𝘳͟ ͟𝘰͟𝘯͟𝘦͟-͟𝘵͟𝘩͟𝘪͟𝘳͟𝘥͟ ͟𝘰͟𝘧͟ ͟𝘨͟𝘭͟𝘰͟𝘣͟𝘢͟𝘭͟ ͟𝘦͟𝘭͟𝘦͟𝘤͟𝘵͟𝘳͟𝘪͟𝘤͟𝘪͟𝘵͟𝘺͟ ͟𝘸͟𝘪͟𝘭͟𝘭͟ ͟𝘤͟𝘰͟𝘮͟𝘦͟ ͟𝘧͟𝘳͟𝘰͟𝘮͟ ͟𝘳͟𝘦͟𝘯͟𝘦͟𝘸͟𝘢͟𝘣͟𝘭͟𝘦͟𝘴͟ ͟(͟𝘚͟𝘰͟𝘶͟𝘳͟𝘤͟𝘦͟:͟ ͟𝘞͟𝘌͟𝘍͟)͟.͟ The utility market is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the rise of Distributed Energy … Read More
It’s 2025! New Year, same question: Do you know where your data is?
Thankfully, our cities have become safer than what they were, back in the 1960s, when similar public service announcements (“It’s 10PM, do you know where you children are?”) used to be broadcast on television & radio, to remind parents to … Read More
Zero Trust for Smart Cities
A Security Model for today’s vulnerable landscape As cities are getting evolved into smart cities, cybersecurity threats and their various approaches are evolving at a greater pace. Addressing these challenges need the ZeroTrust security model. It offers a proactive approach … Read More