SHARED INTEL Q&A: This is how ‘edge AI’ is forcing a rethink of trust, security and resilience
By Byron V. Acohido A seismic shift in digital systems is underway — and most people are missing it. While...
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LW ROUNDTABLE: Part 3, Cyber resilience faltered in 2025 — recalibration now under way
By Byron V. Acohido This is the third installment in our four-part 2025 Year-End Roundtable. In Part One, we explored...
MY TAKE: Carol Sturka declares ‘I have agency!’ — Big Tech’s AI models now testing that claim
By Byron V. Acohido It was a tense moment in Episode 4 of Pluribus, the Apple TV series about...
Shared Intel Q&A: Viewing CMMC as a blueprint for readiness across the defense supply chain
By Byron V. Acohido Small and mid-sized contractors play a vital role in the U.S. defense industrial base —...
MY TAKE: AI’s fortune-teller effect — why it’s all too easy to mistake pattern mastery for wisdom
By Byron V. Acohido I hadn’t expected the machine’s answer to be that good. Related: The AI bubble is...
MY TAKE: What a cystoscopy taught me about the changing face of patient care — and trusting AI
By Byron V. Acohido The other day, I found myself flat on my back in a urologist’s exam room,...
MY TAKE: Have you noticed how your phone’s AI assistant is starting to remap what you trust?
By Byron V. Acohido This morning, I tried to power down my Samsung S23 smartphone. I long-pressed the side...
Critical insights Q&A: Anomali’s AI-native approach helps defenders cut noise, mitigate swiftly
By Byron V. Acohido The cybersecurity world is deep into an AI pivot. The headlines fixate on doomsday threats and...
Critical insights Q&A: AcceleTrex pilots a trust-first, privacy-led model to reinforce business outcomes
By Byron V. Acohido I’ve been writing about data trust and privacy engineering for more than a decade. Related: Preserving...
MY TAKE: Here’s how content farms, click-baiters are leveraging GenAI to smother authentic content
By Byron V. Acohido Earlier this year, my YouTube feed began filling up with provocative videos dressed up to...
Author’s Q&A: It’s high time for CISOs to start leading strategically — or risk being scapegoated
By Byron V. Acohido The cybersecurity landscape has never moved faster — and the people tasked with defending it have...
RSAC Strategic Reel: Cyber experts on the front lines unpack ‘Shadow AI,’ ‘Ground Truth’
By Byron V. Acohido The response to our first LastWatchdog Strategic Reel has been energizing — and telling. The appetite...
Benchmarks Q&A: What the finance sector’s new X9 PKI standard signals for other industries
By Byron V. Acohido As organizations brace for the rising tide of machine identities and prepare for a post-quantum cryptographic...
INTRODUCING: LastWatchdog strategic LinkedIN reels – insights from the ground floor at RSAC 2025
By Byron V. Acohido Every year at RSAC, the cybersecurity conversation swells with new terms, emerging threats, and fresh takes...
RSAC Fireside Discussion: An Insightful Journey of NDR—from origins in open-source to clear understanding of kill chain
By Byron V. Acohido As corporations prepare for a fresh surge of covert infiltrations — known as Typhoon assaults —...
