Alan Shimel is a Writer at Techstrong.ai. He covers a range of topics including AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, cloud security, and the intersection of technology and business. Alan's insights and expertise have been featured in Cloud Native Now, DevOps.com, Digital CxO, SourceSecurity, and Security Boulevard.
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When I was a college student, I asked a question in a political science class that seemed straightforward at the time. Why did they accept government surve
Open source security absolutely deserves more attention.But after reading Jen Easterly’s proposal for a billion-dollar fund, I found myself asking a different question:How much is already being spent?Between DARPA, OpenSSF, Glasswing, Linux Foundation initiatives and Project Lightwell, there is already a tremendous amount of activity underway.Before we raise another billion dollars, maybe we should coordinate the first billion.New Shimmy Says:👉 [LINK]#OpenSource #Cybersecurity #AI #Techstrong
Published On: June 2, 2026 LAS VEGAS — The technology industry has a funny habit. Once a technology becomes widely adopted, we stop talking about it.
I've been covering Cisco long enough to remember when the biggest debates centered on routing protocols, switching architectures and whether voice over IP would ever become mainstream. Through every major technology cycle since then, Cisco has remained one of the industry's constants.
Steven Birdsall, Chief Revenue Officer at Alteryx, joins Techstrong TV at Alteryx Inspire 2026 to discuss how organizations are using analytics, automation and AI to drive measurable business value.
Every year the cybersecurity industry talks about the skills gap.Employers say they can’t find enough qualified talent. Students graduate with degrees and certifications only to discover that many entry-level jobs still require experience.At Cisco Live, I sat down with LSU CIO Craig Woolley expecting to discuss TigerSOC, the university’s student-powered security operations center.Instead, I found myself thinking about a much bigger question.What if students graduated with experience?What began as a small effort to let students help monitor LSU’s security operations has evolved into a model where students gain hands-on experience defending real environments under professional supervision. The reported result is extraordinary employment outcomes and a workforce pipeline that appears to benefit everyone involved.The more I listened, the less I thought this was a cybersecurity story.It felt like a workforce development story.Medical schools have teaching hospitals. Law schools have legal clinics. Journalism schools have newspapers and broadcast stations.Why shouldn’t technology education provide similar opportunities for software engineers, platform engineers, SREs, cloud operators and cybersecurity professionals?Perhaps the question isn’t how we produce more graduates.Perhaps it’s how we ensure they graduate with experience already in hand.My latest column explores why TigerSOC may represent something much larger than a successful cybersecurity program.#Cybersecurity #WorkforceDevelopment #HigherEducation #SOC #TigerSOC #LSU #TechnologyLeadership #CyberTalent #CiscoLive #Techstrong
Enterprises are seeing less of their own identity environment every year, and agentic AI is about to widen that visibility gap dramatically. Only 57% of
By: Alan Shimel
Vulnerability management has been losing ground for years, and AI is about to widen the gap on both sides of the equation. Attackers are using AI tools to
Published On: June 11, 2026 I saw two stories this week that, on the surface, had very little to do with each other.
Customise Consent Preferences I've been thinking about a Wall Street Journal story this week reporting that OpenAI is considering lowering
