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Rude Prompts Yield Smarter ChatGPT Answers, Study Finds

This reporter has lately been complaining in team meetings about having to fight with our company ChatGPT, specifically mentioning "yelling at a machine," but recent research indicates that might not be all bad -- blood pressure notwithstanding. A new study finds that ChatGPT-4o gives more accurate answers when prompted rudely rather than politely, contradicting previous research suggesting the opposite.

VMware Workstation 25H2 -- A New Name and Era for VMware Workstation

VMware’s newly renamed Workstation Pro 25H2 introduces calendar-based versioning, automation tools, and expanded hardware and OS support, signaling a renewed focus on the long-running desktop hypervisor.

The Enduring Consequences of the VMware Acquisition

An in-depth look at how Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has damaged not just budgets but the trust, talent, and ecosystem that once made VMware central to enterprise IT.

Veeam to Buy Securiti AI for $1.7B to Unite Data Resilience and AI Security

Veeam Software announced plans to acquire Securiti AI for $1.725 billion to combine data resilience, privacy, and AI trust in a unified platform aimed at helping organizations securely manage and unlock the value of their data across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Quantum Computing Is Coming for Your Data -- Are You Ready?

Paul Schnackenburg, our 1-person SOC Down Under, goes into the basics of quantum computing, what the potential risks are, what steps you can take to mitigate those risks, what others in the industry are doing and how you can adopt the recommendations outlined by several different governments.

Rubrik Debuts 'Agent Cloud' to Monitor and Govern AI Agent Actions

Rubrik introduced Rubrik Agent Cloud, a new enterprise platform for monitoring, governing, and remediating AI agent activity across clouds and SaaS apps, positioning it as a control layer for the AI agent lifecycle built on Rubrik Security Cloud.

How to Mitigate the Hidden Danger of Modern Storage Security: Insider Threats

Brien Posey warns that insider threats remain one of the most overlooked risks to storage security, urging layered defenses that combine access control, monitoring, and employee awareness.

Virtualization

A technology that abstracts physical computing resources.

Virtual Desk Infrastructure (VDI)

A virtualization technology that hosts desktop operating systems on centralized servers.

Service Set Identifier (SSID)

A unique name assigned to a Wi-Fi network.

Serverless Computing

A cloud model where infrastructure management is abstracted.

Server

Hardware or software that provides data or services to client systems over a network.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

A cloud-native architecture that integrates SD-WAN and security services

Software as a Service (SaaS)

A cloud computing model in which applications are centrally hosted and accessed over the Internet.

Red Teaming

A cybersecurity exercise where ethical hackers simulate real-world attacks.

Ransomware

Malicious software that encrypts or threatens to expose data.

Privilege

The authorized rights assigned to a user, process or system.

Partner

An individual or organization that formally collaborates with another company.

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Connects local area networks (LANs) across cities or globally.

Multicloud

An IT strategy that uses services from two or more cloud providers.

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