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Top 11 Patch Management Solutions for Secure IT Systems
IT teams across various sectors have to be diligent about minimizing application issues and security risks for software running on their managed infrastructure. To manage this, security patches and updates are utilized to quickly fix any disruptions. There are multiple patch management solutions available, but choosing one can be a hectic task. In this blog, we…
PCB design tips for EMI and thermal management in 800G systems
As the industry accelerates toward 800G Ethernet and optical interconnects, engineers face new challenges in managing electromagnetic interference (EMI) while ensuring signal integrity at unprecedented speeds. The transition to 112G pulse amplitude modulation 4-level (PAM4) SerDes introduces faster edge rates and dense spectral content, elevating the risk of radiated and conducted emissions. Simultaneously, compact module…
AI Guardrails and Trustworthy LLM Evaluation: Building Responsible AI Systems
Introduction: The Rising Need for AI Guardrails As large language models (LLMs) grow in capability and deployment scale, the risk of unintended behavior, hallucinations, and harmful outputs increases. The recent surge in real-world AI integrations across healthcare, finance, education, and defense sectors amplifies the demand for robust safety mechanisms. AI guardrails—technical and procedural controls ensuring…
Weaving reality or warping it? The personalization trap in AI systems
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now AI represents the greatest cognitive offloading in the history of humanity. We once offloaded memory to writing, arithmetic to calculators and navigation to GPS. Now we are beginning to…
Model predicts long-term effects of nuclear waste on underground disposal systems
As countries across the world experience a resurgence in nuclear energy projects, the questions of where and how to dispose of nuclear waste remain as politically fraught as ever. The United States, for instance, has indefinitely stalled its only long-term underground nuclear waste repository. Scientists are using both modeling and experimental methods to study the…
Google study shows LLMs abandon correct answers under pressure, threatening multi-turn AI systems
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now A new study by researchers at Google DeepMind and University College London reveals how large language models (LLMs) form, maintain and lose confidence in their answers. The findings reveal…
Melding data, systems, and society
Research that crosses the traditional boundaries of academic disciplines, and boundaries between academia, industry, and government, is increasingly widespread, and has sometimes led to the spawning of significant new disciplines. But Munther Dahleh, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, says that such multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary work often suffers from a number…
The legal questions to ask when your systems go dark – Help Net Security
At Span Cyber Security Arena, I sat down with Iva Mišković, Partner at the ISO-certified Mišković & Mišković law firm, to discuss the role of legal teams during cyber incidents. She shared why lawyers should assume the worst, coordinate quickly, and ask the right questions to support IT. Mišković explained that a legal strategy, built…
Master Embedded Systems Skills
In today’s fast-paced technological landscape, Embedded Systems skills are more valuable than ever. As industries across the globe continue to integrate advanced technologies into their operations, the demand for professionals with expertise in embedded systems is skyrocketing. From healthcare devices and automotive systems to smart home technology and industrial automation, the applications of embedded systems…
CMS Market Share Trends: Top Content Management Systems (May 2025)
WordPress has dominated the content management system (CMS) space since launching in 2003, and while it’s still the leader, the market is shifting in ways worth paying attention to. As of May 2025, WordPress powers 43.5% of websites surveyed and holds a 61.2% share among sites that use a CMS, according to W3Techs. That’s still…