ITNE: Security, AI, Careers, Cisco, Red Hat (316.4.5)
Volume 316, Issue 4: July 22nd, 2024 — July 28th, 2024
Security
MFA Failures And Surging Ransomware Losses: What's Going On?
On theCUBE Pod: The Massive CrowdStrike Outage Impact And Its Future Implications
AI
Artificial Intelligence Software And Services June 2024 Monthly Market Snapshot Report
Deploying GenAI: How to Avoid Pitfalls and Generate Possibilities
Careers
Cisco News
Improving Data Center Energy Efficiency To Power The AI Revolution
Our Shared Responsibility: Africa's Cybersecurity Imperative
Red Hat News
Security
MFA Failures And Surging Ransomware Losses: What's Going On?
Security experts and government bodies have strongly advocated for companies adopting multifactor authentication (MFA) in recent years. But despite the increased adoption of MFA, security defenses don't seem to be bolstered against rampant ransomware actors. In fact, recent findings suggest an increase in ransomware losses....more
On theCUBE Pod: The Massive CrowdStrike Outage Impact And Its Future Implications
The world is still taking stock after a faulty software update from CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. caused one of the largest-ever information technology outages...more
Shadow IT And The Impact On Your Cyber Security Strategy
'Shadow IT' is more than a buzzword and isn't just about employees going rogue; shadow IT also points to unmet employee tech needs and perceived bottlenecks in corporate protocols....more
The 5 Best Password Managers For 2024
Not having a password manager and reusing passwords is like using the same key for your front door, back door, windows, cars, shed, safe, and anything and everything else that requires a key to use or access...more
AI
Proprietary AI vs. Open Source AI: An In-Depth Analysis
Behind the Code: Unveiling the Pros and Cons of Proprietary and Open Source AI...more
AI Leadership Insights: How AI Helps Reduce Risk
Trustmi CEO Shai Gabay discusses how AI helps reduce risk through improving the security and resiliency of payment systems by constantly analyzing vast amounts of data to provide real-time risk and trust scores, identify discrepancies or anomalies, send alerts for potentially fraudulent activities, and more....more
The Future Of AI And Its Impact On Humanity
Let's explore the fascinating world of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it has evolved over time. Grab a coffee, and let's chat about the past, present, and future of this game-changing technology....more
Artificial Intelligence Software And Services June 2024 Monthly Market Snapshot Report
June was marked by a series of technology, product, and market news that reflected the still-nascent world of AI. This news revolved around AI model interpretation, new capabilities, partnerships, transparency, and the development of new AI platforms....more
Deploying GenAI: How to Avoid Pitfalls and Generate Possibilities
When it comes to business, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is more than the 'new shiny,' it's a competitive edge and a path to the future....more
Careers
Data Analyst Certifications: Your Questions Answered
Data is the lifeblood of modern companies, and demand is rising for tech professionals who can collect, clean, and analyze data for crucial strategic insights. If you're a tech professional looking to expand your skillset and enter the dynamic world of data analysis, here's some additional insight into navigating the nuanced, sometimes tricky world of data analyst certifications....more
Top 10 Programming Certifications For Career Growth
Boost Your Career with Top Programming Certifications...more
Lead vs Manager: What's the Difference
While both leads and managers are responsible for leading a team, leads are more technically oriented and focus on developing hard skills, while managers have a more strategic role in negotiating business goals and strategy....more
Cisco News
Improving Data Center Energy Efficiency To Power The AI Revolution
The world's energy grids were not designed to support hyperscale data centers and pervasive cloud services, let alone artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. With AI workloads becoming more commonplace and scaling at unprecedented rates, energy grids are more strained than ever before....more
Our Shared Responsibility: Africa's Cybersecurity Imperative
Globalization and digitization have made our world progressively interconnected, and as the promise of AI is realized around the world, so are accompanying threats....more
Red Hat News
Friday Five - July 26, 2024
The Friday Five is a weekly Red Hat blog post with 5 of the week's top news items and ideas from or about Red Hat and the technology industry. Consider it your we ekly digest of things that caught our eye....more
Generative AI Fine-Tuning Of Llms: Red Hat And Supermicro Showcase Outstanding Results For Efficient Llama-2-70B Fine Tuning Using Lora In Mlperf Training V4.0
New generative AI (gen AI) training results were recently released by MLCommons in MLPerf Training v4.0. Red Hat, in collaboration with Supermicro, published outstanding MLPerf v4.0 Training results for fine-tuning of large language model (LLM) llama-2-70b with LoRA....more
Unleashing 100GbE network efficiency: SR-IOV in Red Hat OpenShift on OpenStack
Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) is a technology that allows the isolation of PCI Express (PCIe) resources for better network performance. In this article, we explore a recent study by the Red Hat OpenStack Performance and Scale team, which demonstrated the capabilities of SR-IOV using 100GbE NVIDIA ConnectX-6 adapters within a Red Hat OpenShift on Red Hat OpenStack (ShiftonStack) setup....more
