Latest articles by Steve Ranger
It’s time to face the open source security problem
Opinion Software companies have built on open source for decades. Now they need to give back
Developers beware: These rogue Python packages hide a nasty surprise
News Malicious Python packages uploaded to PyPi hide malware, researchers have warned, and won’t fix your troublesome coding problems
AWS users are getting a big security boost with passkey support
News AWS is adding passkey support in a bid to tighten up security controls for cloud users
Thousands of Fortinet's FortiGate edge devices were exposed in a Chinese-backed hacking campaign
News Fortinet’s FortiGate devices were found to be at risk of exploitation, and Dutch authorities have issued an alert to at-risk organizations
Microsoft is dropping this AI tool from Copilot Pro after just three months — here’s why
News Microsoft said heightened focus on building GPTs for ‘commercial and enterprise scenarios’ is behind the shut down of Copilot GPT Builder
Why AI matters so much for where Cisco goes next
Analysis Cisco has big plans for AI and is building a new strategy to match
Exclusive: Splunk will play a key role in Cisco's AI plans, claims former CEO
News Former Splunk CEO Gary Steele, who has continued on at the firm post-acquisition, says the company will play a critical role in Cisco's AI roadmap
Cisco unveils first product integrations since Splunk acquisition
News Cisco said the combination of observability technologies will enable customers to spot infrastructure problems faster
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins thinks AI adoption is going to be like the cloud transition “on steroids”
News Cisco is well positioned to guide enterprises through their generative AI adoption journeys, according to CEO Chuck Robbins
Cisco: “AI is changing everything” – including security
News Cisco has unveiled a series of updates to its security and monitoring software
Cisco just launched a $1 billion investment fund for AI startups — and it's already backing Mistral, Cohere, and Scale AI
News Cisco is flexing its muscles in the generative AI space in a bid to help enterprise customers deploy their own AI
OpenAI says it’s charting a "path to AGI" with its next frontier AI model
News OpenAI confirmed it's working on a new frontier model alongside the launch of a new AI safety committee
This new hacker group is targeting software developers with phony job offers and fake projects
News From targeting software developers to infiltrating IT firms, the Moonstone Sleet hacker group has an unusually wide range of attacks – and isn’t shy about using them
Magnetic tape storage has found a new lease of life thanks to generative AI
News Magnetic tape storage is back in vogue thanks to the rise of generative AI and ransomware, according to new research
Data center staff are getting burnt out – and this could be causing more frequent outages
News Data center staff are placed under significant strain working long hours in a high stakes environment
Healthcare cyber attacks have surged in 2024 — this new program aims to improve security
News With healthcare cyber attacks intensifying over the last year, a new initiative looks to introduce autonomous patching for organizations and reduce cyber risk
Tech companies promise to halt AI development if the risks are too great
News Promises on AI safety will only go so far, experts argue, prompting renewed calls for stronger legislation
Inside Google’s plan to use data center waste heat to warm nearby homes and businesses
News Google said waste heat will be reused as part of $1 billion investment to support AI growth
Microsoft's AI-fueled data center rush caused carbon emissions to surge by 29% in 2023
News Microsoft wants to cut carbon emissions, but a drive to create new data centers is making that a lot harder
Google shows off new smaller generative AI tools and an AI agent on your phone
News Google wants to seize momentum from rivals like OpenAI in the generative AI race - and its latest LLM updates could turn the tide
This ransomware variant has now been used against 500 targets — here's what you need to know
News One form of ransomware has become a ‘significant threat’, US authorities have warned - here’s how to protect yourself
Nvidia thinks it’s time to start measuring data center efficiency by other metrics — is this the end of PUE?
News Nvidia says data center efficiency has moved on so much that new measures are needed to track performance
Everything you need to know about GPT-4o, including pricing, features, and how to get access
Explainer OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said GPT-4o “feels like AI from the movies” - here’s everything you need to know about the new model
