Techstrong Gang

In today’s Techstrong Gang from the RSAC Conference, Lisa Martin, Mitch Ashley, Jon Swartz and Alan Shimel discuss RSAC happenings. They discuss the keynote by DHS Secratery Noem, which called for taking CISA back to its core mission, and debate whether this a good thing for the industry. Next, the gang tackles the real current state of AI in cyber despite the hype here, and finally, they tackle the issue of puppies on the show floor as a marketing technique. How do you feel about it? Join us for another episode of Techstrong Gang. 

From the RSAC Conference in San Francisco, Alan, Lisa Martin and Jon Swartz highlight the rise of AI and technology trends. Cisco announces an open-source AI model for cybersecurity, while IT managers express concerns about AI-related risks. The discussion covers potential security breaches, ransomware, and the importance of securing sensitive data. Minimus introduces a managed service for secure application development, addressing bloatware as a significant security risk.

Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan, Chris Blask and Teri Robinson dive into a United Nations report highlighting the use of slave labor to perpetrate online scams before discussing the degree to which artificial intelligence (AI) agents may soon enable application developers to build more secure applications.

Then, the gang turns its attention to an executive order expected from the Trump administration that calls for AI to be integrated into every school curriculum.

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and Lisa Martin, the CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, highlight how a navigation application built using quantum computers might one day replace the ground positioning system (GPS) based on satellites that is pervasively used around the world.

Then the gang turns its attention to the rise of data flywheels for artificial intelligence (AI) agents that NVIDIA is advancing before discussing an effort to track drones that is being implemented by the New York Police Department (NYPD).

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Sulagna and JP Morgenthal dive into how artificial intelligence (AI) agents will be used to expose criminal behavior online before debating the merits of a raft of AI coding tools that are now becoming available.

Then the gang turns its attention to how AI will enable the new generation of digital twins that can be deployed at the network edge.

Alan, Mike, Amanda, Chris Blask and Lisa Martin, chief marketing advisor for The Futurum Group dive into the impact digital shelf labels (DSLs) being adopted by, for example, Walmart and Kroger’s will for better or worse have on the way consumers shop.

Then the gang looks at how artificial intelligence (AI) is making phishing attacks more difficult to detect and thwart before discussing what kind of mindset is required to successfully embrace platform engineering.

Alan, Mike, Bonnie, Robert Reeves and Stephen Foskett, president of The Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, celebrate Earth Day by diving into the impact demand for artificial intelligence (AI) is having on the construction of data centers before previewing an AI Infrastructure event occurring all week on Techstrong.tv.

Then the gang discusses the rise of slopposquatting, an effort by cybercriminals to create packages loaded with malware that are based on the naming convention that a large language model (LLMs) has previously hallucinated.

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Sulagna and Tracy Ragan delve into the implications of a ruling that acknowledges Google has been operating as a monopoly in the online advertising sector.

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into the CVE controversy that has emerged as the Trump Administration continues to evaluate funding for the program.

Then the gang discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) might be used to further increase globalization of application development before taking a look at AMD’s plan to now join NVIDIA in making processors in the U.S.

Alan, Camberley Bates, Lisa Martin, Jon Swartz and JP Morganthal dive into the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta over its past acquisitions and potential monopoly concerns, as well as NVIDIA's announcement of U.S.-based chip production, sparking debate over feasibility and long-term impact.