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CISA churn leaves some private sector partners wondering what’s next

1 day ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

IT teams are familiar with tight budgets, but the federal government should be different—right? Not so much. The new 2026 budget from the White House aims to cut 968 jobs from CISA, a potentially crushing blow to an agency that’s already seen reductions to its workforce.
How empathy enhances an IT team’s client collaboration

1 day ago | itbrew.com | Caroline Nihill

If you’re a C-suite professional, you can probably talk to customers about strategic elements and big-picture goals—all while relating them to your own business’s goals. IT professionals on the ground, however, can have a harder time connecting one part of the process to the endgame. One solution IT team leaders should consider is emphasizing the importance of soft skills and communication with clients.
Zscaler to acquire Red Canary as both companies look to soar

2 days ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

It’s always good to have early detection—and cloud security firm Zscaler has a new canary in the proverbial coal mine. Zscaler’s acquisition of Red Canary, a managed detection and response leader, will combine data and SecOps to give the parent company a more aggressive and integrated approach to cybersecurity. The deal is for $675 million in cash and is expected to close this August.
A big blow out and federal state shuffling powered the C-suite in May

2 days ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

Home Depot hires internally, the state of Maryland gets a new CISO, Cisco poaches a Google Cloud exec, and a CTO resigns in explosive fashion in this month’s overview of tech C-suite changes. Home Depot’s new CIO has decades of in-house experienceOn May 29, the Home Depot announced it was hiring an internal candidate to lead the company’s IT strategy.
CMMC enforcement clause puts contractors on notice

3 days ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

Everybody comply now. That’s the message for Department of Defense (DOD) contractors as the federal agency moves to enforce Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements as defined in the December 16, 2024, CMMC Program Rule. As of 2025, all new contracts with DOD are required to adhere to the guidelines.
So, your boss wants you to integrate AI. What does that mean?

4 days ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

If you’re an IT professional, chances are good you’ve been asked by management to integrate some form of AI into the company’s processes and procedures. Duolingo did just that recently, announcing last month that the company would become “AI first.”But it’s not as simple as just adding an AI agent to your team’s workflow and calling it a day. You need to take care in making sure the tools you’re incorporating into existing systems are appropriate, secure, and cost-effective. Start at the beginning.
What cybersecurity priorities look like for the federal government today

1 week ago | itbrew.com | Caroline Nihill

The Biden administration issued two sweeping directives addressing cybersecurity needs for the federal government, including one that materialized just days before President Donald Trump took office. The current president did not rescind the cybersecurity executive orders (EOs) the way he did others.
How LastPass preps for the next audio deepfaker

1 week ago | itbrew.com | Billy Hurley

A classic gift card scam has been getting an AI-powered audio remix. In April 2024, a phisher replicated the voice of LastPass CEO Karim Toubba. The identity management firm detailed in a blog post the experience of an employee who received calls, texts, and a WhatsApp audio deepfake voicemail from the impersonated executive. Toubba and Alex Cox, LastPass’s director of threat intelligence, shared how the company is trying to put the new threat on mute, one year on.
How curious veteran coders keep up (and reinvent themselves) with AI

1 week ago | itbrew.com | Billy Hurley

Back in the ’90s, Rob Brown, 48, now director of foundation engineering at employee-experience platform Workleap, wasn’t bagging groceries. He was coding them. The teenage software engineer in training was working part-time for a supermarket in Ontario, Canada, when he created an inventory management system. Brown used a programming language called Turing, a general-purpose language developed in 1982, to bring his “little pet project” to life.
The buyer’s guide to choosing the right CNAPP solution

1 week ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Life is full of big choices: choosing between oat and almond milk at the coffee shop, deciding if it is finally time to replace the kitchen sponge, and of course, selecting a good cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) for your business. CNAPPs are security solutions that protect cloud applications throughout their entire life cycle.