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ciodive.com > news > IT-spend-saas-sprawl-AI-torii > 813116

App sprawl bogs down operations, fuels shadow IT growth

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (318+ words) AI proliferation is adding more unsanctioned tools to workflows as enterprises grapple to keep costs in check, a Torii report found. Despite fears that AI is replacing traditional software, employees are currently running far more applications than leaders realize, opening…...

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ciodive.com > spons > why-the-prompt-is-the-new-data-loss-channel > 812284

Why the prompt is the new data loss channel

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (204+ words) With the exception of prompt injection attacks, which are deliberate by nature, most instances of data loss through GenAI are entirely accidental, resulting from a failure to understand the inherent security and privacy vulnerabilities of these tools. Banning widely used…...

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ciodive.com > news > global-tech-spend-it-services-consulting-gartner > 811295

IT services help drive global tech spend above $6 trillion: Gartner

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (462+ words) Despite surging data center investments and substantial year-over-year growth in software, third-party IT services will remain the largest segment in 2026. AI adoption is the unstoppable force accelerating tech spend, as hyperscalers pour billions into cloud capacity buildouts and end users…...

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ciodive.com > news > business-technology-outlook-trends-2026 > 811003

The CIO agenda for 2026

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (342+ words) The technology outlook for the year suggests CIOs will retain their status within the board of directors. IT chiefs have become essential for enterprise success. The technology outlook for the year suggests CIOs will be able to retain their status…...

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ciodive.com > news > hitachi-vantara-data-complexity-billions > 810664

Data immaturity leads to billions in wasted AI spend

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (295+ words) Data and infrastructure have been stubborn components of AI implementations, hindering the training of models for targeted use cases and creating bottlenecks for in-demand services. Hyperscalers are sprinting to deploy capital, ramping up efforts in the past two years with…...

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ciodive.com > news > how-cios-can-brace-for-ai-fueled-cyberthreats > 809025

How CIOs can brace for AI-fueled cyberthreats

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (747+ words) Executives are carefully tracking the rise in AI use for cyberthreats, bolstering basic preparedness tactics and increasing cyber spend in response. AI promises to exponentially improve innovation and efficiency for businesses of all kinds, but it's also ushering in a…...

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ciodive.com > news > servicenow-to-buy-armis-for-775b > 808647

ServiceNow to buy Armis for $7.75B

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (324+ words) The combination yields a major player in cyber-physical security and exposure management. ServiceNow on Tuesday announced an agreement to acquire Armis'for $7.75 billion in cash.' Armis is a major provider of cyber-physical security and cyber exposure management, handling cyber risk across…...

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ciodive.com > news > nist-ai-cybersecurity-framework-profile > 808307

NIST adds to AI security guidance with Cybersecurity Framework profile

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (228+ words) Organizations have a new resource to map AI considerations onto NIST's widely used security blueprint. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has prepared a companion to its widely used Cybersecurity Framework that focuses on how organizations can safely use…...

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ciodive.com > news > commonwealth-bank-australia-ranil-boteju > 806710

Australian bank nabs Lloyds data chief to lead AI

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (291+ words) Ranil Boteju will return to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia as its chief AI officer to advance the financial services firm's strategy. CommBank's executive appointment is the firm's latest move toward expanding AI use across customer and employee experiences. In…...

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ciodive.com > news > microsoft-change-cloud-login-entra-id-xss > 806591

Microsoft tightens cloud login process to prevent common attack

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (340+ words) Hackers have spent decades exploiting a ubiquitous type of vulnerability. Microsoft is trying to change that. Microsoft is tightening its cloud platform's login system to make it harder for hackers to hijack users' accounts. Beginning next October, Microsoft's Entra ID…...