Monday 12/15
Elevating the Microsoft Digital Workplace: Expert Insights on ControlUp’s Role in the AI-Era (ControlUp)
Complete visibility into the digital workplace isn’t just helpful with a hybrid workforce, it’s critical. With solutions like Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365 (W365), Intune, and Microsoft Teams forming the backbone of many modern enterprises, the challenge goes beyond simply running these technologies to really ensuring they deliver a seamless, high-performing user experience.
https://www.controlup.com/resources/blog/elevating-the-microsoft-digital-workplace-expert-insights-on-controlups-role-in-the-ai-era/
The future of privilege: Dynamic identity security in real time (CyberArk)
Effective privilege security goes beyond controlling access. It’s about creating visibility into who or what has access to critical resources, limiting permissions to the bare minimum, detecting anomalies before they escalate, and establishing safeguards that protect systems without disrupting productivity.
https://www.cyberark.com/resources/blog/the-future-of-privilege-dynamic-identity-security-in-real-time
Tuesday 12/16
Imposter for hire: How fake people can gain very real access (Microsoft)
What began as a routine onboarding turned into a covert operation. In this case, four compromised user accounts were discovered connecting PiKVM devices to employer-issued workstations—hardware that enables full remote control as if the threat actor were physically present.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/11/imposter-for-hire-how-fake-people-can-gain-very-real-access/
Wednesday 12/17
Where Cloud Security Stands Today and Where AI Breaks It (Palo Alto Networks)
The rapid adoption of enterprise AI is fueling an unprecedented surge in cloud security risks, driving a massive expansion of the attack surface. We found that 99% of organizations experienced at least one attack on their AI systems within the past year, and the acceleration of GenAI-assisted coding is outstripping security teams' capacity to keep pace.
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2025/12/cloud-security-2025-report-insights/
5 Questions HR and Security Must Answer Before Implementing Workforce Identity Verification in 2026 (HYPR)
Identity verification is quickly becoming a cornerstone of workforce security. What started as a targeted solution for stopping fake applicants or verifying new hires has expanded into something much larger: organizations now recognize that everyone in the workforce, from interviewees to long-tenured employees to contractors and offshore administrators, presents identity risk.
https://blog.hypr.com/5-questions-hr-and-security-must-answer-before-implementing-workforce-identity-verification-in-2026
Fast, unified PAM and Certificate Lifecycle Management (Delinea)
Many organizations manage certificates using different workflows and solutions than they use for other machine or human identities in their organization. This splintered approach increases the likelihood that compliance policies won’t be followed correctly and introduces security vulnerabilities.
https://delinea.com/blog/fast-unified-pam-and-certificate-lifecycle-management
Thursday 12/18
AI-ready infrastructure that delivers performance, scale, and flexibility (Nutanix)
Organizations need a scalable, containerized platform to meet the demands of modern AI workloads, including inference using LLMs and other models, as well as the ability to support the applications consuming those models.
https://www.nutanix.com/blog/engineered-differently-ai-ready-infrastructure-delivers-performance-scale-flexibility#
Data Is the New Intelligence: How Three Decades of Threat Data Made Check Point Early to AI for Cyber Security (Check Point)
As AI continues to learn from humanity’s digital exhaust, cyber security continues to learn from adversaries’ digital battles. Both are racing toward greater accuracy and autonomy — but only one has been doing it since the dawn of the internet.
https://blog.checkpoint.com/executive-insights/data-is-the-new-intelligence-how-three-decades-of-threat-data-made-check-point-early-to-ai-for-cyber-security/
Friday 12/19
Comparing Citrix Cloud Licensing Options: Universal, Private Cloud, and Platform
Citrix Cloud licensing isn’t one-size-fits-all anymore. Small differences between Universal, Private Cloud, and Platform can have a big impact on cost, flexibility, and how easily an environment can evolve. A Citrix licensing and architecture assessment by Gotham Technology Group helps teams take a step back and look at where things really stand today, where they want to go, and what constraints actually matter.
https://www.gothamtg.com/blog/comparing-citrix-cloud-licensing-options-universal-private-cloud-and-platform
The one thing compliance can’t survive without: Visibility (Axonius)
Compliance can’t keep up if visibility lags behind reality. That gap is why more organizations are moving away from episodic audits and toward continuous assurance.
https://www.axonius.com/blog/compliance-visibility