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Brianna Monsanto

Brianna Monsanto is a reporter with IT Brew who covers cybersecurity, cloud computing, and IT strategy news. Prior to IT Brew, Brianna covered the wealth management industry for Financial Advisor IQ, a Financial Times Specialist brand. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Television, Radio and the Emerging Media from CUNY Brooklyn College and a Master of Arts in Journalism with a concentration in Business and Economic Reporting from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

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Cybersecurity

The industry’s beloved CVE program is due for a change

“I think we’re just going to be left in the dust,” Katie Noble said at RSAC 2026.

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Cybersecurity

Drones are introducing “three-dimensional” security risks

“You can just duct tape a gun to a drone and fly it and it defeats all of your…security systems,” Airspace Defense CEO Jaz Banga says at RSAC 2026.

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IT Strategy

Will humans always be in the loop?

“A human in the loop is not the solution for the long term, certainly on scaled operations,” Vodafone Global CISO Emma Smith says at RSAC.

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Cybersecurity

Agentic risks take center stage at RSAC

One security expert predicts a new form of socially motivated cybercriminals will emerge.

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Cybersecurity

Employee digital twin attacks will be a bigger problem than credential theft by 2027: report

TrendAI’s director of cybercrime research cautions against the threats to come, but encourages IT pros to see the benefits of EDTs in the workplace.

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Cybersecurity

Old vulnerabilities continue to be a blind spot for organizations

TrendAI finds 70% of requested exploits in the last three years were for vulnerabilities that were at least two years old.

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IT Strategy

How do you boost AI use? Try promptathons

More than 600 Netskope employees participated in the inaugural event.

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IT Operations

What to do when you’ve automated yourself out of work

IT pros suggest learning new skills and taking initiative with the spare time.

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Cybersecurity

How Booking.com is combating fraud on its platform

Booking.com CSO Marnie Wilking says malicious actors are using AI to fake property listings.

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Cybersecurity

Industry gets ‘first’ CIRM warranty

BreachRx co-founder and CEO Anderson Lunsford says the company will “put its money where its mouth is” with its new warranty.