Mark Albertson

San Francisco, United States

Senior Writer - SiliconANGLE Media; Technology Columnist - Blasting News; San Francisco Examiner; CBS News; Executive Producer - Tech Closeup TV

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Articles

Healthcare security: Combating threats with zero trust

1 week ago | siliconangle.com | Mark Albertson

Healthcare systems are under attack by cyber threat actors, and it does not appear that there will be relief anytime soon. Nearly 400 healthcare cyberattacks were reported through the first three quarters of 2024 and over 1.2 million patients were affected by data breaches in February of this year alone.
AI security tools: PwC and Google enhance SOC

1 week ago | siliconangle.com | Mark Albertson

In its role working with major technology companies such as Google LLC, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is in a position to observe industry trends as they develop across enterprise verticals. When it comes to AI security tools, the management consulting company has seen hesitancy among some clients to adopt them, driven by key questions surrounding controls and governance. “The market is in an interesting place,” said Prakash Venkata (pictured, right), principal of cyber, risk and regulatory at PwC.
Agentic AI sparks cybersecurity fears and malware risk

1 week ago | siliconangle.com | Mark Albertson

The rise of agentic AI, while viewed by many as a positive new tool to automate enterprise business functions, is also causing heartburn in the cybersecurity community. This unease is because agentic artificial intelligence opens the door to use by threat actors that could result in more powerful, scalable malware.
SecOps Labs debuts at RSAC via Google and HCL

1 week ago | siliconangle.com | Mark Albertson

As part of several announcements made by Google LLC this week during the RSAC 2025 Conference, the search giant launched SecOps Labs, a new space that provides customers with the firm’s latest AI pilots. SecOps Labs will be part of a collaboration with HCL Technologies Ltd., an approach that fits with Google’s desire to offer customers previews of its security offerings for Google Cloud.
Balancing act: Cybersecurity industry moves quickly to adopt AI for defense while speed of attacks escalates

1 week ago | siliconangle.com | Mark Albertson

The cybersecurity community is walking a tightrope with artificial intelligence: It’s balancing a desire to embrace AI as a useful tool for strengthening protection against attacks and taking action to mitigate an emerging new category of risk that widespread adoption of AI will bring.
Integrated security boosted by vDefend enhancements

2 weeks ago | siliconangle.com | Mark Albertson

In recent weeks, Broadcom Inc. has deployed enhancements for VMware vDefend to strengthen integrated security and scale protection across application environments that have become significantly more complicated with expanded adoption of AI. The latest solutions were designed to make life easier for security practitioners and DevOps staff in dealing with a rising tide of advanced threats.
Cybersecurity industry faces AI and replatforming at RSAC

2 weeks ago | siliconangle.com | Mark Albertson

As the RSAC 2025 Conference gets underway in San Francisco this week, AI and its implications for the cybersecurity industry will be a prime topic of conversation in sessions and hallways during the week-long event. This will include the growing role of AI agents and what continued widespread adoption of the technology will mean for executives tasked with protecting data and critical infrastructure.
Enterprise AI: HPE ProLiant Gen12 drives innovation

2 weeks ago | siliconangle.com | Mark Albertson

Enterprise AI adoption has compelled hardware manufacturers to make decisions on whether to focus on security, efficiency or automation in system design. Based on its February announcements, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. has chosen to provide all three. The company’s release of the most recent generation for its ProLiant line of servers illustrates how AI is driving innovation across the enterprise technology spectrum.
Cybersecurity challenges and trends spotlighted at RSA - SiliconANGLE

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Mark Albertson

1 day agoAmerica’s adversaries have more room to operate, at least in the disinformation space, cybersecurity experts say. This month, a network of pro-Russian websites began a campaign aimed at undermining confidence in the U.S. defense industry, according to disinformation analysts. The F-35 fighter jet was …
Cybersecurity challenges and trends spotlighted at RSA

3 weeks ago | siliconangle.com | Mark Albertson

Cybersecurity has become the defining battleground of the digital era — and the war is escalating. As enterprises race to adopt artificial intelligence, they’re also exposing cracks in their cyber defenses, from vulnerable software supply chains to weak data safeguards and sprawling tool stacks. The threat landscape isn’t just expanding — it’s evolving in real time, with generative AI now fueling attacks that move faster and hit harder than ever before.