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Are Your IT Audits Ready for the AI Revolution? Five Game-Changing Applications You Can’t Ignore
Are you still conducting IT audits the traditional way while your competitors leverage artificial intelligence to uncover risks you might miss? A recent ISACA analysis reveals five transformative applications of AI in IT auditing that could revolutionize how you approach risk assessment and compliance. The AI Audit Advantage: Beyond Human Limitations Traditional auditing methods, while…
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Is Your Enterprise Database Strategy Ready for the Foundation Model Revolution?
Are you still moving data to AI algorithms instead of bringing AI to your data? Kumo AI’s KumoRFM shows a fundamental shift that could reshape how enterprises handle their most valuable asset: structured data. The Game-Changing Approach KumoRFM represents the first Relational Foundation Model (RFM) designed specifically for structured and relational data. Unlike traditional AI…
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Is Your Team Ready for AI? Why Education Must Come Before Implementation
Picture this: your organization just invested in cutting-edge AI technology, but your team doesn’t understand how it works, when it might fail, or what legal obligations come with its use. Sound familiar? You’re not alone—and you’re potentially in violation of the European AI Act, which mandates AI literacy training as of February 2, 2025. The…
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White House Health Report Scandal Exposes the Dangers of Unvetted AI in Government
Are you trusting AI tools to handle critical decisions in your organization? The Trump administration’s recent health report debacle should serve as a wake-up call for every executive relying on artificial intelligence without proper oversight. When AI Goes Rogue at the Highest Levels The White House’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) report contained fabricated citations…
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The Hidden Cost of AI Hallucinations: When Your Professional Tools Start Making Things Up
Are you confident that the AI tools your organization relies on are telling you the truth? A growing database of legal cases reveals a troubling pattern: artificial intelligence systems are fabricating information with potentially devastating consequences for professionals across industries. The Evidence Is Mounting Damien Charlotin’s AI Hallucinations Database documents a disturbing trend of generative…
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CEOs as Data Protection Officers: The €5,000 Mistake Your Company Might Be Making
Is your CEO wearing too many hats? If one of those happens to be Data Protection Officer (DPO), your organization could be facing significant legal and compliance risks—as one company discovered after being hit with a €5,000 fine by Austria’s data protection authority (DSB). The DSB penalized a company for appointing its managing director as…
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EU Court Rules Tracking-Based Advertising Illegal: Major Blow to Google, Microsoft, Amazon
In a landmark decision that could reshape digital advertising across Europe, the Belgian Court of Appeal has ruled that the tracking-based advertising systems used by tech giants including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and X (formerly Twitter) have no legal basis under EU law. The ruling, announced on May 15, 2025, specifically targets the Transparency and Consent…
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SMS Security Crisis: Hackers Selling SS7 Vulnerability for $5,000, Exposing Millions to Surveillance
A Perfect Storm for Information Security Recent developments in the cybersecurity landscape have created what I can only describe as a perfect storm for organizations maintaining ISO 27001 certification. A critical vulnerability in the Signaling System 7 (SS7) protocol – the backbone of global telecommunications – is now being marketed on underground forums for a…
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AI Companion Chatbots Deemed Unsafe for Children, Raising Questions About Digital Boundaries
A new report has sounded the alarm on AI companion chatbots, declaring them unsafe for children and teens under 18. The safety assessment, released this week, calls for stringent measures—potentially including legal restrictions—to protect young users from the psychological and developmental risks these increasingly popular AI systems pose. These AI companions, designed to simulate human-like…
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Navigating the AI Era – Fostering Critical Thinking in Human-AI Interactions
Understanding the “Ironies of Generative AI” and its impact on critical thinking is the first step towards mitigating the potential negative consequences. Both the 2024 and 2025 studies offer valuable insights and action points for designing and utilizing GenAI tools in a way that supports and enhances human capabilities. The 2024 study emphasizes the importance…