Monday, September 07, 2026
2026-09-07 15:00
Cisco returns as the Official Security Cloud Provider at Black Hat USA 2026, marking 11 years of partnership. 🛡️ The mission of the Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC) is to ensure a secure and reliable conference network. This year, Cisco and Splunk focused on enhancing live visibility, threat hunting, and AI protection. Insights gained will inform future events like Cisco GSX and Splunk .conf26. #BlackHat2026 #CyberSecurity #Cisco #ThreatHunting #AgenticSOC
Jessica (Bair) Oppenheimer
2026-09-07 15:00
Diving into my first SOC rotation at Black Hat was both challenging and enlightening. I entered a world filled with experienced analysts and overwhelming tools. My initial questions revolved around understanding alerts, distinguishing malicious activity, and navigating conflicting data. By the end of my rotation, I gained valuable insights into asking better questions and utilizing AI to enhance my decision-making. 🔍🤖💡 #CyberSecurity #SOC #BlackHat #AI #IncidentResponse
Danny Rodriguez
2026-09-07 15:00
🌐 Behind the scenes at Black Hat USA 2026, the Network Operations Center is ensuring optimal Wi-Fi performance for over 20,000 attendees. 📡 With 150 Wi-Fi 7 Access Points deployed, Cisco and Black Hat utilized ThousandEyes agents for real-time monitoring. Over 30 network monitors were strategically placed throughout the venue. 💻 This setup allows for proactive management of network issues, ensuring access to essential services like AWS, Azure, and GCP. #BlackHat2026 #WiFi #NetworkMonitoring...
Alex Guckin
2026-09-07 15:00
📊 At Black Hat 2026, the NOC/SOC utilized ThousandEyes for monitoring network latency effectively. This year marked the fourth year of deployment, with enhancements in hardware and an expanded fleet of agents. 🖥️ They incorporated on-demand Linux commands to track latency across various protocols, improving monitoring capabilities. Their dashboard offers real-time snapshots of connection quality, including latency and download speeds. #BlackHat2026 #NetworkMonitoring #Cybersecurity...
Adam Kilgore
2026-09-07 15:00
Cisco continues its role as the Security Cloud Provider for Black Hat USA 2026, focusing on DNS security. Since 2017, Cisco has enhanced DNS-layer visibility for the Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC) teams, helping identify potential threats in a high-activity environment. This year, the emphasis is on monitoring and blocking malicious domains, particularly those linked to phishing campaigns. Insights from DNS telemetry are essential for distinguishing...
Steve Vida
2026-09-07 15:00
At Black Hat USA, a new approach to network security was showcased using Splunk Detection Editor (Alpha). The focus was on transforming Cisco SNA alarms into risk events, enhancing context and providing clear investigation paths. This method consolidates detection development tasks, improving efficiency. Risk-based alerting was emphasized over traditional methods. Instead of isolating alerts, this approach allows analysts to view connected activities, leading to more informed investigations....
Aditya Sankar
2026-09-07 12:02
AI is shifting focus from Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), enhancing how content is served as answers. Armature's recent study explores how coding agents select tools, revealing a trend where established brands remain favored despite new innovations. This study analyzed 17,000 tool selection sessions, showing that developer preferences remain influenced by historical branding. The co-founder of Armature, Theodore Otzenberger, noted that AI adoption among...
Adrian Bridgwater
2026-09-07 11:30
🚀 Kotlin 2.4.20 is officially released! Key updates include: - Enhanced standard library with coroutine support and new collection functions. - Kotlin/Native introduces Swift export features. - Kotlin/Wasm sees improvements in initialization order and Wasmtime support. - New DSL for Kotlin/JS browser testing. To install, ensure your IntelliJ IDEA or Android Studio is updated, and adjust your build scripts to version 2.4.20. For the full list of changes, visit the GitHub release notes. #Kotlin...
Daniel Csorba
2026-09-07 11:27
📅 September brings fresh insights in the latest Java Annotated Monthly! This issue features key updates, including JDK 27 with nine JEPs. Notably, compact object headers are now default, enhancing efficiency by reducing heap usage. G1 is also the new default garbage collector. Aicha Laafia, this month’s featured writer, explores upcoming JEPs and offers migration advice for those still on Java 8 or 11. Stay informed and enhance your coding skills! #Java #JDK27 #AI #TechNews #Kotlin
Irina Mariasova
2026-09-07 09:35
🚀 The Rider 2026.3 Early Access Program is now live! This update introduces rainbow brackets for better code readability, an easier way to set data breakpoints, and a new Game Development plugin category. You can access the build through our website or the Toolbox App. For more details, check it out! #Rider2026 #EarlyAccess #GameDevelopment #Coding #JetBrains
Alexander Kurakin
2026-09-07 07:01
Large language models like Llama 3.1 8B require significant GPU memory, around 15 GB when using Bfloat16 (BF16) precision. This includes storage for 8 billion parameters and additional memory for key-value caches and activations during inference. W8A8 INT8 quantization offers a solution by reducing model size while maintaining performance and accuracy. 🔍💡📉 #MachineLearning #AI #ModelOptimization #Quantization
Sana Fayyaz
2026-09-07 07:01
🚀 Red Hat Developer Hub offers a new approach to software template authoring with rhdh-templates. Platform engineers and developers often face challenges with Nunjucks syntax and locating YAML files. The process can lead to errors that are only identified after rendering in the developer portal. AI tools may assist with generic YAML, but they do not support the specific conventions of Red Hat Developer Hub and Backstage. #RedHat #DeveloperHub #YAML #SoftwareTemplates #TechNews
Kashish Mittal
2026-09-07 03:00
🔍 Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes offers an image scanning API crucial for CI/CD pipelines assessing vulnerabilities. 🚫 However, upgrades and restarts can cause downtime, disrupting essential build processes. This article outlines a reference architecture that resolves this issue by utilizing two Central service instances along with a client-side failover mechanism. #Kubernetes #RedHat #DevOps #Cybersecurity #HAScanning
Johannes Malsam
2026-09-07 03:00
🔍 Understanding permissions in data context is crucial. When team members transition roles, existing data access can remain unchecked for hours. This raises concerns about unauthorized information retrieval. The article emphasizes that permissions should be integrated into context assembly, rather than applied as an afterthought. Proper structuring ensures that sensitive data remains protected. Major platforms, like AWS, are evolving to incorporate these principles, but many businesses...
Daniel Shimoni
Sunday, September 06, 2026
2026-09-06 15:00
🔍 Understanding permissions in data context is crucial. When team members transition roles, existing data access can remain unchecked for hours. This raises concerns about unauthorized information retrieval. The article emphasizes that permissions should be integrated into context assembly, rather than applied as an afterthought. Proper structuring ensures that sensitive data remains protected. Major platforms, like AWS, are evolving to incorporate these principles, but many businesses...
Daniel Shimoni
2026-09-06 13:30
🚀 Polars 2.0 pre-release offers a significant performance boost, promising up to 5x faster query execution with its new streaming engine. However, users should note that this change may alter the order of returned rows, impacting processes relying on specific row arrangements. To mitigate this risk, users can enforce row order by sorting or using the maintain_order=True option. #Polars #DataProcessing #OpenSource #DataAnalysis #PerformanceBoost
Meredith Shubel
Saturday, September 05, 2026
2026-09-05 15:00
Building trust in agentic retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is crucial for effective information retrieval. RAG allows systems to refine user queries and choose diverse data sources. This flexibility can uncover evidence that standard searches miss, but it also demands a clear record of decisions made during the process. 📊🔍 Transparency is essential. Users need to see what was searched, what was accepted, and what could not be verified. This helps build trust in the system's answers. #RAG...
Jeremy Daly
2026-09-05 15:00
🚀 Anthropic has launched Claude Fable 5.1, its most advanced model for coding and knowledge work. Initial tests show it outperforms Fable 5 significantly on the Terminal-Bench-Science benchmark, scoring 52.6% compared to 24.7%. However, benchmark results may not reflect real-world performance. Real work tests included agentic research, coding, and reasoning tasks. Both models completed tasks accurately, indicating potential parity in practical applications. #AI #MachineLearning #Coding...
Jessica Wachtel
2026-09-05 03:01
Unlocking the potential of AI in operations is crucial for effective incident management. In a recent article, a basic AIOps workflow was developed using AWS EC2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, and Claude Code. The focus is on transforming insights from incidents into safe, repeatable actions. Explore how technology can streamline operations! 🌐💻 #AIOps #RedHat #Automation #TechTrends #IncidentManagement
Neha Chugh
Friday, September 04, 2026
2026-09-04 21:08
🚨 Microsoft recently flagged a phishing campaign that exploits a gap in machine text reading. Attackers are using invisible Unicode tag characters in emails to bypass spam filters. These characters alter the processing of keywords like "funding" and "credit," making them undetectable to security systems. In just a few days, the campaign saw over 2.3 million flagged messages, presenting ordinary offers while hiding malicious intent. #CyberSecurity #Phishing #Microsoft #Unicode #TechNews
Amanda Caswell
2026-09-04 18:04
🚀 Exciting advancements in AI are here! The article discusses the development of a memory-driven Chief of Staff agent using NVIDIA NemoClaw. This AI agent reconstructs context to enhance productivity in enterprise workflows. Key features include a self model that organizes relevant information, tracks obligations, and allows user corrections to build trust. The design emphasizes maintaining context, separating evidence from action, and prioritizing user intent. For more insights, check the...
Tanya Lenz
2026-09-04 16:21
🚀 Running AI at the edge is becoming easier! Recent advancements have led to the development of compact open models that can perform multi-step reasoning without relying on data centers. This shift allows NVIDIA Jetson to run models like Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Qwen3.8-27B locally, enabling applications in various fields. Developers can now optimize inference performance and validate configurations more effectively. Key topics include model selection, NVFP4 quantization, and usage of vLLM....
Elizabeth Goodman
2026-09-04 16:04
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, but many developers are still awaiting access. CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the "messy rollout" and apologized for the delays. He stated that broader access for API customers and ChatGPT subscribers would begin soon, starting with Pro subscribers. While Astra's API documentation is available, developers are still waiting for the rollout to complete. OpenAI's engineering lead mentioned that the process will take a few days as they bring new systems online....
Amanda Caswell
2026-09-04 15:25
OpenAI's Astra model recently achieved impressive results on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark, scoring 98.6% using the OpenAI Provider Adapter. 🧠✨ In contrast, the same model scored 62.7% with ARC Prize's standard harness. This highlights the significance of harness engineering in AI performance and cost-effectiveness. The ARC-AGI-3 benchmark pushes models to learn in interactive environments without explicit guidance, showcasing the advancements in AI capabilities. 📊 #OpenAI #Astra #AI #Benchmarking...
Matthew Burns
2026-09-04 15:00
Frontier AI is transforming cybersecurity by accelerating vulnerability discovery. 📈 Recent updates from Project Glasswing revealed over 10,000 critical vulnerabilities in just a month. Companies like Mozilla and Cloudflare are seeing significant improvements in fixing these issues, but the challenge lies in keeping up with the discovery rate. With vulnerability exploitation now the top access vector, the need for layered defenses and rapid remediation is more critical than ever....
Jason Maynard
2026-09-04 14:00
Evaluating AI agents is essential to ensure consistent performance. A team tests agents with representative questions, recording their responses to approve changes. However, updates can lead to unforeseen issues that may only surface through user feedback. To maintain quality, a repeatable evaluation system is crucial. This system should define correct behavior, separate results from processes, and focus on real user tasks. #AIEvaluation #ProductQuality #TechDevelopment #AI #UserFeedback 🤖🛠️📊
Jeremy Daly
2026-09-04 12:00
🚀 Coder has launched its Coder Agent Relay service in partnership with SpaceXAI. This new service allows engineering teams to run coding-agent tools on their own infrastructure, enhancing compliance for regulated industries like banking and defense. 👩💻 Coder's CEO, Rob Whiteley, notes that a small percentage of engineers account for a large portion of token spending, highlighting a gap in technology adoption. The focus is shifting towards upskilling developers rather than simply measuring...
Adrian Bridgwater
2026-09-04 07:01
Unlock the power of automation with Ansible! 🔒✨ The article discusses how to integrate AI-assisted workflows into firewall management. It highlights the ability to manage access requests, such as allowing app-client-01 to connect to the database on port 5432. Explore how Ansible can streamline these processes effectively. #Ansible #Automation #Cybersecurity #AI #FirewallManagement
Michal Zdyb
2026-09-04 07:01
In shared AI and high-performance computing clusters, managing limited hardware resources like GPUs and CPUs is crucial for OpenShift platform engineers. The FIFO admission rule can lead to long wait times for later workloads, impacting service predictability. Red Hat build of Kueue 1.4 introduces two methods for ensuring fairness: fair sharing-based preemption and admission fair sharing. Learn more about optimizing resource management! 🚀💻 #OpenShift #Kueue #ResourceManagement #AI...
Maysa De Macedo Souza
2026-09-04 00:00
The article discusses how Elastic supports the Department of Defense's Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for major defense acquisition programs. Since 2019, MOSA has been a requirement, emphasizing modular designs and consensus-based standards. Program offices must evaluate components based on their ability to support MOSA. Currently, there are no certified MOSA products. Instead, the focus is on assessing modularity, openness, scalability, flexibility, and reusability. Elastic plays a...
Woody Walton
2026-09-04 00:00
AI bills are on the rise, despite a 75% drop in token prices. 🏷️ The reason? Agentic AI costs stem from complex workloads that require extensive reasoning and multiple interactions, leading to higher token consumption. Each step in a task can incur costs multiple times. IT leaders must adapt their strategies to manage these expenses effectively. 💡 #AI #TechTrends #CostManagement #AgenticAI #Innovation
Sunile Manjee
Thursday, September 03, 2026
2026-09-03 22:36
Modern AI platforms are complex, often requiring users to navigate multiple clusters and services. A central identity gateway can streamline user identity across federated environments. Traditional single sign-on (SSO) methods fall short when users move between systems. A central gateway maintains user sessions while data-plane gateways validate identities for applications, enhancing security and user experience. This approach has shown a 55% reduction in login events at NVIDIA, supporting...
Elizabeth Goodman
2026-09-03 21:22
🚀 OpenAI has announced a $1 billion initiative called Daybreak for Frontline Defenders. This global program aims to enhance cyber defense for essential services like power, water, and banking. The initiative expands access to OpenAI's cyber models and training for defenders worldwide, including a pilot project with MS-ISAC in the U.S. to support local cyber defenders. OpenAI is also collaborating with over 150 organizations to promote advanced cyber capabilities and collective action in cyber...
Meredith Shubel
2026-09-03 20:59
Recent breaches show a common pattern: attackers exploit trusted components rather than forcing entry. This highlights the need for vigilance in what systems we trust, including packages and tools. In the realm of networking, automation can enhance AI's effectiveness by mitigating risks associated with spurious correlations. Stay informed and proactive! 🔐🔍 #CyberSecurity #Networking #Automation #AI #Trustworthiness
Prashanth Arun
2026-09-03 20:17
Understanding system failures is vital for maintaining performance. 📊 Metrics dashboards provide a system's health snapshot, while logs help identify specific failures. Tracing, however, tracks requests from origin to user, offering deeper insights into issues. Yet, managing tracing data can be overwhelming and costly. Techniques like head sampling and dynamic sampling can help manage data effectively. For more insights, check out the latest episode of The New Stack podcast featuring Sarah...
Alex Wilhelm
2026-09-03 19:05
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra scored 98.6% on the ARC-AGI-3 test, a significant improvement over GPT-5.6 Sol’s 7.8%. This test evaluates AI in unfamiliar environments, highlighting its ability to adapt. However, the score comes with caveats regarding the evaluation setup used. Astra also excelled in various benchmarks, scoring 97.6% on FrontierMath Tier 4 and 100% on ExploitBench. Notably, Astra contributed to new findings in prime number theory, showcasing its potential beyond just benchmarks. #AI...
Amanda Caswell
2026-09-03 18:30
🚀 New advancements in GPU inference! An article details how the cold start time for GPU models has been reduced from 8 minutes to under 1 minute. This improvement involves identifying and addressing six bottlenecks during the startup process. Key findings include that for a 64 GB model, 65% of time is spent recompiling CUDA kernels, while for a 203 GB model, 92% of time is spent on downloading weights. Many of these issues can be fixed with configuration changes. Optimizations can...
Sajjan Gundapuneedi
2026-09-03 18:30
Understanding production token optimization is crucial for scaling enterprise AI applications. Many teams mistake rising API bills as the core issue, but it’s more about efficient token management. Token optimization involves tackling distributed systems and hardware utilization challenges. The article discusses how systems like Concierge and Pathfinder faced bottlenecks due to autoregressive costs. It highlights the importance of recognizing that a token is not merely a word, with providers...
Boris Chabeda
2026-09-03 18:02
🚀 OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, claiming it to be “the world’s most intelligent and aligned model.” During a press briefing, President Greg Brockman suggested that we may now be entering the AGI era, though he emphasized that the concept of AGI is still evolving. Astra represents OpenAI’s largest training run, utilizing over 100,000 GPUs. #OpenAI #GPT6 #AGI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews
Frederic Lardinois
2026-09-03 17:56
🚀 Amazon has introduced P-EAGLE, a new speculative decoding algorithm designed to enhance LLM inference. This innovation builds on EAGLE-3 by incorporating parallel drafting, which aims to improve efficiency in processing. Discover how P-EAGLE is set to advance speculative decoding technology in the latest update. #TechInnovation #MachineLearning #Amazon #SpeculativeDecoding #AI
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