Karl is a lead writer on cloud security for TechRepublic, specializing in enterprise security risks, strategies, products, threats, trends and technologies for securing organizations. After graduating from Florida State University, he worked for the Tampa Tribune, and radio and TV stations in Tallahassee before moving to Boulder, Colorado. After receiving an MFA in dramatic writing from Brooklyn College he became a journalist and wrote for several years for publications covering the automotive, industrial chemical, internet tech and consumer marketing verticals. He has written for Adweek, Brandweek, The Chemical Market Reporter and MediaPost, and was also the public affairs officer at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering for six years prior to coming to TA.
YubiKeys are my favorite tech at this point because of the proliferation of threats directred at idenity access. While there are numerous protection techs and password management platforms, including passkeys, a device-centered encrypted key is the sine qua non for me. Also bicycles and guitars.
ChatGPT use is booming at enterprises. Saying “no” to employees who want to use ChatGPT is a short-term answer, per Netskope, whose solution uses data insights to say “yes,” “no” and “sometimes.”
FBI, CISA and international organizations released an advisory detailing breadth and depth of LockBit, and how to defend against the most prevalent ransomware of 2022 and (so far) 2023.
Google’s ChromeOS is for Chromebook users. But Thomas Riedl, the Google unit’s head of enterprise, sees big growth opportunities for the OS — and Chromebook — where security and versatility matter most.
Salesforce’s series of generative AI, ChatGPT-style tools rolling out this year are designed to provide customers with large language models integrated with the company’s products.
A new study polling software buyers at businesses worldwide finds strong intention to increase budget, with special interest in AI. It also looks at how vendors can engage buyers.
At its annual customer event in Las Vegas, Cisco introduced AI-powered, cloud-based products that are designed to snap into its new Security Cloud platform like LEGO.
At its Worldwide Developers conference, Apple unveiled supercomputation power on mobile and desktop devices, but the Vision Pro AR headset took center stage.
