William Toll

From Tickets to Pipelines: Rethinking DevOps Through a Product Lens - DevOps.com Rather than viewing their work as a collection of isolated tasks, DevOps teams can begin to operate like product teams.

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CIOs defer projects, cut costs as tariff uncertainty sours IT spending plans Economic concerns rapidly reshuffled tech priorities in April, according to Boston Consulting Group.

CIOs defer projects, cut costs as tariff uncertainty sours IT spending plans www.ciodive.com/news/tariffs...

Majority of cyber insurance ransomware claims are due to BEC A new report from cyber insurance specialist Coalition finds the majority of 2024 claims (60 percent) originated from business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud (FTF) incidents, with 29 ...

Majority of cyber insurance ransomware claims are due to BEC betanews.com/2025/05/08/m...

Trump is accelerating the suffering of his foolish supporters. #FAFO

Trump is accelerating the suffering of his foolish followers.

When the Nazis came to power in the 1930s, they wanted to locate every Jew in Europe. They didn’t start from scratch; they turned to IBM.

Who’s going to be this century’s IBM?

Google announces agreement to acquire Wiz Google signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wiz. This deal will make it easier for companies to protect themselves across major clouds.

Google announces agreement to acquire Wiz blog.google/inside-googl...

Sophos lays off 6% of workforce following Secureworks acquisition | TechCrunch The layoffs come soon after Sophos completed its $859 million acquisition of Secureworks.

Sophos lays off 6% of workforce following Secureworks acquisition techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/s... @sophossecurity.bsky.social via @techcrunch.bsky.social

CrowdStrike Unveils Charlotte AI Detection Triage for Faster SOC Triage CrowdStrike's Charlotte AI Detection Triage automates endpoint detection triage, saving SOC teams 40+ hours per week on average and delivering expert-level threat analysis at machine speed.

CrowdStrike Leads Agentic AI Innovation in Cybersecurity with Charlotte AI Detection Triage www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/a... via @crowdstrike.bsky.social

Palo Alto Networks Introduces Cortex Cloud, the Future of Real-Time Cloud Security vmblog.com/archive/2025... via @vmblog.bsky.social @paloaltonetworks.bsky.social

Ransomware up fourfold as threats get more complex Analysis of data logged by the Barracuda Managed XDR Security Operations Center shows ransomware threats have increased by four times over the last year. In 2024, Barracuda Managed XDR logged 11 tr…

Ransomware up fourfold as threats get more complex betanews.com/2025/02/13/r...

FBI, CISA warn hackers abusing buffer overflow CVEs to launch attacks The agencies are urging manufacturers to shift development practices through the use of memory safe code.

FBI, CISA warn hackers abusing buffer overflow CVEs to launch attacks www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fbi-cis...

Backblaze CEO On Using AI, Partners, Price To Compete In Cloud Storage

Backblaze CEO On Using AI, Partners, Price To Compete In Cloud Storage www.crn.com/news/storage... @backblaze.bsky.social

Trend Micro Purchase Reportedly Sought by Private Equity Firms Reuters reports that interest in acquiring U.S.-Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, which counts Microsoft, McAfee, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks as its competitors, has escalated among pri...

Trend Micro Purchase Reportedly Sought by Private Equity Firms www.channele2e.com/brief/trend-...

DOGE Is Hacking America
The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history. www.schneier.com/essays/archi...

Check Point and Wiz join forces to challenge Palo Alto in cloud security | CTech The strategic partnership aims to create the industry's most comprehensive cloud protection solution.

Check Point and Wiz join forces to challenge Palo Alto in cloud security www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/ar...

Drata Acquires SafeBase to Strengthen Vendor Management, GRC The combined companies will create a seamless ecosystem of trust, governance, risk, and compliance.

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How to Steer AI Adoption: A CISO Guide CISOs lead AI strategy without clear guidance. The CLEAR framework helps security teams track AI, enforce policies, and drive responsible adoption.

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74% of Security Directors in Regulated Industries Say Detection Security Technologies Fall Short : @VMblog vmblog.com/archive/2025...

Acronis H2 2024 Cyberthreats Report Unveils Rise in Ransomware, AI-Driven Attacks, and Malware Risks : @VMblog vmblog.com/archive/2025... via @vmblog.bsky.social

DeepSeek Curbs Signups for AI Chatbot Amid ‘Malicious’ Attacks The surge in DeepSeek's popularity led to significant stock market losses for U.S. and European tech companies.

DeepSeek Curbs Signups for AI Chatbot Amid ‘Malicious’ Attacks www.itprotoday.com/ai-machine-l... <<I am glad I tested it on Saturday. Fascinating on all fronts.

2011 Virginia earthquake - Wikipedia

Yes - our "big one" since I have been living in Boston was on a Tuesday I thought someone crashed into the office building in Cambridge - our office was across from HQ. My monitor was shaking, and the mini-blinds were swinging inside the metal window frames. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Vi...

Yes - Since moving to Boston in 2008 I have felt 4 of the 5 "big ones" - this was the third "biggest" in terms of shaking furniture.

#Earthquake in #Boston #DidYouFeelIt - I did. 10:24am ET

A Brief Guide for Dealing with ‘Humanless SOC’ Idiots My former “colleagues” have written several serious pieces of research about why a SOC without humans will never happen (“Predict 2025…

A Brief Guide for Dealing with ‘Humanless SOC’ Idiots A Brief Guide for Dealing with ‘Humanless SOC’ Idiots medium.com/anton-on-sec...

Vertice bags $50M for its AI-powered SaaS spend platform | TechCrunch Vertice has made a name for itself over the years in the crowded world of expenditure management by focusing on applying AI to optimize an area where

Vertice bags $50M for its AI-powered SaaS spend platform techcrunch.com/2025/01/21/v... #FinOps #SaaSMGMT

Predictions 2025: Data renaissance, systems of agency, LAMs, SAMs and security threats - SiliconANGLE Predictions 2025: Data renaissance, systems of agency, LAMs, SAMs and security threats - SiliconANGLE

Predictions 2025: Data renaissance, systems of agency, LAMs, SAMs and security threats siliconangle.com/2025/01/21/p...

Canalys Insights - MSP trends and predictions 2025 - executive summary In 2025, the IT managed services industry is poised for significant growth globally, led by a surge in demand for cybersecurity-focused services amid evolving buyer preferences. The year ahead also br...

MSP trends and predictions 2025 - executive summary
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Security Need to Start Saying 'No' Again The rush to say 'yes' allows cybersecurity teams to avoid hard conversations with business stakeholders, but also risks losing their ability to effectively protect organizations.

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Navigating the Next Wave of Cybersecurity Legislation With a Supercharged Security Culture - DevOps.com CISOs at the forefront of implementing developer-driven security programs choose upskilling solutions that allow for precision measurement.

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Synthesia Closed $180M Series D to Revolutionize Enterprise Video with AI Synthesia closed a $180 million Series D funding round, led by NEA with participation from new investors, including WiL, Atlassian Ventures, and PSP

Pipeshift Nabs $2.5M to Help Orgs Train, Deploy and Scale Open LLMs www.startuphub.ai/synthesia-cl...