Ryan Naraine

Return of the Web Mob

Ken Dunham, you could say, spends his life peeking at the bowels of the Internet. As director of the Rapid Response Team at VeriSign-owned iDefense, of Dulles, Va., Dunham and...

High Risk RealPlayer Flaws Patched

Digital media delivery firm RealNetworks Inc. late Thursday shipped a major security update for its RealPlayer software to patch a pair of remote code execution vulnerabilities. The security holes, which...

Yahoo Ships Silent Fix for ActiveX Flaw

Yahoo has silently pushed out a patch for a critical vulnerability affecting users of its Yahoo Assistant browser add-on.According to an alert from "Sowhat," a researcher at Nevis Labs,...

Big Vendors Still Very Tardy on Fixing Security Flaws

Some of the biggest names in the IT software business still are very lax when it comes to fixing security holes reported by third-party brokers.According to a list maintained...

Kraken Botnet Infiltration Triggers Ethics Debate

Researchers at TippingPoint Technologies' Digital Vaccine Laboratories have found a way to infiltrate and seize control of one of the world's largest spam-spewing botnets, a breakthrough that has ignited...

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ThoughtSpot CEO Sudheesh Nair on Generative AI and Data Analytics

I spoke with Sudheesh Nair, CEO of ThoughtSpot, about how generative AI is changing the data analytics market. Among the topics we discussed:  We’ve seen...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Finance

Artificial intelligence, in its many forms, could greatly benefit the finance industry. However, there are some hurdles financial institutions will need to jump first.

Generative AI: Enterprise Use Cases

Generative AI, a type of AI that is trained to generate original content, is growing in both its consumer and business use cases. Particularly...

Battery Ventures’ Brandon Gleklen on How Generative AI Affects Tech Investment

I spoke with Brandon Gleklen, Principal at Battery Ventures, about how the rise of generative AI changes the kinds of business models he seeks...

GPT4 vs. Elmar

GPT4 and ELMAR are both artificial intelligence tools that help companies perform a number of important tasks. But which one is best for your...