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We are now in the third decade of Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday releases, which deliver fewer critical updates to browsers and Windows platforms — and much more reliable updates to Microsoft Office — than in the early days of patching. But this month, the company rolled out 63 updates (including fixes for three zero-days in Windows and Office).

Updates to Microsoft Exchange and Visual Studio can be included in standard patch release cycles, while Adobe needs to be included in your “Patch Now” releases for third-party applications.

The team at Readiness has provided a detailed infographic that outlines the risks associated with each of the updates for November.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Windows Hello for Business: Passwordless authentication for Windows shops

November 8, 2023 0 Comments endpoint protection, Security, small and medium business, Windows, Windows 10, windows 11

Microsoft is trying to get rid of that sticky note that you see taped to everyone’s office monitor. You know, the one with the password on it. The one with all of the old passwords crossed off one by one, each one subtly different from the last — an exclamation point turning into an ampersand, a one into a two.

Enterprises have really done this to themselves. The passwords that most organizations require — which have to be complex, with long strings of numbers and specially cased phrases with some (but not all! heavens no, not the one you want) symbols — are difficult to remember. There’s no hope except to write them down. Then you have to reset them every so often. Then they get recycled. And on and on the cycle goes.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Q&A: Cisco CIO sees AI embedded in every product and process

November 5, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Data privacy, Emerging Technology, employee experience, generative ai, Internet, Security, videoconferencing

Less than a year after OpenAI’s ChatGPT was released to the public, Cisco Systems is already well into the process of embedding generative artificial intelligence (genAI) into its entire product portfolio and internal backend systems.

The plan is to use it in virtually every corner of the business, from automating network functions and monitoring security to creating new software products.

But Cisco’s CIO, Fletcher Previn, is also dealing with a scarcity of IT talent to create and tweak large language model (LLM) platforms for domain-specific AI applications. As a result, IT workers are learning as they go, while discovering new places and ways the ever-evolving technology can create value.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Splunk cuts 7% of workforce ahead of Cisco acquisition

November 1, 2023 0 Comments cisco systems, network monitoring, Network security, Technology Industry

The layoffs are happening in the wake of a market retraction, Splunk CEO Gary Steele said.

ComputerWorld Independent

New Jamf CEO John Strosahl on Apple in the enterprise, Jamf's future

November 1, 2023 0 Comments Apple, enterprise mobile management, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

John Strosahl became Jamf CEO in September. He isn’t a new face and was one of the first employees then-incoming (now former) CEO Dean Hager hired eight years ago. Together, they managed the company’s transition into a leading Apple solution integrator across the enterprise, medical, and education industries.

I caught up with both men to talk about Apple’s growing place in the enterprise and Strosahl’s plans for the future of Jamf.

The culture thing

Mac admins like to say that Jamf has a unique company culture, which is particularly visible at the company’s public events.

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ComputerWorld Independent

New Jamf CEO John Strosahl on Apple in the enterprise, Jami's future

November 1, 2023 0 Comments Apple, enterprise mobile management, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

I caught up with both men to talk about Apple’s growing place in the enterprise and Strosahl’s plans for the future of Jamf.

The culture thing

Mac admins like to say that Jamf has a unique company culture, which is particularly visible at the company’s public events.

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ComputerWorld Independent

What exactly will the UK government's global AI Safety Summit achieve?

October 31, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Government, regulation, Security

From tomorrow, the UK government is hosting the first global AI Safety Summit, bringing together about 100 people from industry and government to develop a shared understanding of the emerging risks of leading-edge AI while unlocking its benefits.

The event will be held at Bletchley Park, a site in Milton Keynes that became the home of code breakers during World War II and saw the development of Colossus, the world’s first programmable digital electronic computer, used to decrypt the Nazi Party’s Enigma code, shortening the war by at least two years.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Biden lays down the law on AI

October 30, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Data privacy, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Government, healthcare industry, Privacy, regulation, Security, Software Development

In a sweeping executive order, US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Monday set up a comprehensive series of standards, safety and privacy protections, and oversight measures for the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI).

Among more than two dozen initiatives, Biden’s “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” order was a long time coming, according to many observers who’ve been watching the AI space — especially with the rise of generative AI (genAI) in the past year.

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ComputerWorld Independent

‘Data poisoning’ anti-AI theft tools emerge — but are they ethical?

October 30, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Intel, legal, Microsoft, natural language processing, regulation, Security

Technologists are helping artists fight back against what they see as intellectual property (IP) theft by generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools whose training algorithms automatically scrape the internet and other places for content.

The fight over what constitutes fair use of content found online is at the heart of what has been an ongoing court battle. The fight goes beyond artwork to whether genAi companies like Microsoft and its partner, OpenAI, can incorporate software code and other published content into their models.

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ComputerWorld Independent

White House to issue AI rules for federal employees

October 30, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, chatbots, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Government, Government IT, regulation, Security

After earlier efforts to reign in generative artificial intelligence (genAI) were criticized as too vague and ineffective, the Biden Administration is now expected to announce new, more restrictive rules for use of the technology by federal employees.

The executive order, expected to be unveiled Monday, would also change immigration standards to allow a greater influx of technology workers to help accelerate US development efforts.

On Tuesday night, the White House sent invitations for a “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” event Monday hosted by President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to The Washington Post.

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