Eoin Higgins

3 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

There’s still a place for the human touch. AI is driving the future of cybersecurity, but even with all the innovations the technology is introducing, the framework of existing, human-driven security remains necessary. At RSAC, the April tech conference in San Francisco that brings together security experts from around the world, IT Brew attended a roundtable featuring leaders from Accenture, Nvidia, and CyberArk.

3 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

Agentic AI—it’s the hot new thing in the tech space and drove much of the conversation at RSAC in April. But with the promise of technology comes, predictably, more threats, and an expanded threat surface. IT Brew was on the show floor at RSAC and we talked to industry leaders about the potential of agentic AI and the possibility that its adoption could introduce new problems, as well as solutions. Clarity on topic.

4 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

RSAC, the San Francisco tech conference that brings together cybersecurity professionals from around the world, is a time for the industry to reflect on what works and to look to what’s coming next. Hugh Thompson, RSAC executive chairman and conference program committee chair, said in his keynote address on Apr. 28 that the event was coming at a moment of major upheaval and opportunity in the cybersecurity space.

1 month ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

That’s what we call an upsetting uptick. The tech unemployment rate jumped to 3.5% in April, an increase from last month’s 3.1%. The national rate stayed at 4.2%. Total tech occupations dropped by around 214,000 positions, CompTIA reported, a decline led by economic uncertainty and fears of recession. Job talk.

1 month ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

Economic uncertainty may be ruling the economy in general, but in the tech C-suite, things have largely continued as usual—at least in the private sector. The public sector, on the other hand, is a different story. Rajiv Uppal leaves the IRSIn a shakeup at the IRS, CIO Rajiv Uppal left at the end of April. FedScoop reported that Uppal announced in a letter to employees that Apr. 28 would be his last day.