The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a comprehensive guide to bolster operational security (OPSEC) for election officials. This guide aims to enhance the security of election infrastructure by offering detailed strategies for identifying and mitigating potential risks within the election context. This and more on The Rundown.
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1:34 – Japan Bids Farewell to Floppy Disks
Japan’s government has officially ended the use of floppy disks in all its systems, marking a significant step in modernizing its bureaucratic processes. This move comes after a dedicated campaign to phase out outdated technology and update over a thousand regulations.
Read More: Japan wins 2-year “war on floppy disks,” kills regulations requiring old tech
4:15 – NetApp to Focus on AI Integration and Data Resilience
NetApp is a familiar face in the datacenter and the company has reached into the cloud in recent years. But the storage-focused company has not really been part of the AI data infrastructure conversation until now. The latest announcements show NetApp taking retrieval-augmented generation or RAG seriously, with advanced storage features directed to support modern LLM workloads.
Read More: NetApp, Perspectives on Intelligent Data Infrastructure and Strategic Direction
9:04 – Broadcom Launches Omnissa while Streamlining VMware
Broadcom has sold its End-User Computing Division to KKR for $4 billion, forming Omnissa as a standalone company focused on digital workspace solutions like Workspace ONE and Horizon. This move marks Broadcom’s strategic shift towards concentrating on the private cloud sector, shedding non-core assets. Omnissa aims to innovate and expand its market presence under KKR’s ownership, emphasizing customer-centric strategies and product development.
Read More: Broadcom Further Streamlines VMware, Omnissa is Born
12:26 – Billions upon Billions of Passwords Published on the Dark Web
In a major cybersecurity breach, a hacker has uploaded nearly 10 billion stolen passwords to a popular crime forum. Dubbed “RockYou2024,” this massive compilation of plaintext passwords spans data breaches from the last two decades, posing significant risks for credential stuffing and brute-force attacks.
Read More: Hacker Uploads 10 Billion Passwords To Crime Forum—Report
16:02 – Douglas Gourlay Takes the Reins at Qumulo
Qumulo is a quiet success in the storage world, growing to Unicorn status with a scale-out distributed storage platform that has found success in hybrid cloud and for AI workloads. Douglas Gourlay was an early Arista Networks employee, helping lead the networking upstart to become a real challenger. The storage company hopes that Gourlay can challenge that industry with new leadership and ideas.
Read More: Qumulo Board Announces Douglas Gourlay as new Chief Executive Officer
20:27 – Cloudflare Shields Users From Data-Harvesting AI Bots
Cloudflare has introduced a new tool designed to combat the increasing challenge of AI bots scraping websites for data to train AI models. This initiative aims to prevent unauthorized data harvesting while ensuring that AI companies adhere to web scraping rules.
Read More: The future is all bot vs. bot
23:59 – CISA Focuses on Election Security
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a comprehensive guide to bolster operational security (OPSEC) for election officials. This guide aims to enhance the security of election infrastructure by offering detailed strategies for identifying and mitigating potential risks within the election context
Read More: CISA Guide Aims to Bolster OPSEC for Election Officials
36:33 – The Weeks Ahead
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