Kevin Gardner

Presentation Date: March 18, 2024 Location: The Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California Time of Presentation: 8:00 a.m. PST

In an increasingly competitive landscape, law firms must adopt proactive strategies to enhance their online visibility and attract more traffic to their website.

True competitiveness demands steering your business towards the horizon of innovation, navigating through the ever-shifting currents of consumer behavior and technological breakthroughs. Amidst this voyage, a beacon shines brightly on the path forward: the treasure trove of big data analytics. This formidable ally empowers marketers to wield the vast seas of data, extracting precious insights that guide ships toward growth and pioneering shores.

There has been a joke going around my community that goes something like this: “OMG, AI is taking our jobs. All users will need to be able to do is describe what they want an app to do, and AIs will do the work without us!” The response is, “No worries. When has a user ever been able to describe what they want?”

When ChatGPT was launched at the end of 2022, many had their first direct encounter with AI. But for those of us with an AdTech background, it was just the latest iteration of a technology we’ve been relying on for years.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) zero-trust cybersecurity strategy, released at the beginning of 2022, requires Federal agencies to adopt a zero-trust security framework by the end of fiscal year 2024. September 2024 is the deadline for federal agencies to implement some level of zero-trust architecture and demonstrate they have made a fundamental shift in their approach to cybersecurity. That deadline is fast approaching.

Business M&A Deals and Due Diligence: The Legal Importance of Scrutinizing Sales Reporting Practices

Ever felt like the marketing world has gotten so chaotic you can hardly keep up? There are so many different ways to reach your intended audience now; billboards and catchy jingles are the least of them. Should you target YouTube ads? Hire an influencer? Write blog posts? Redesign all your materials to be cohesive and on-brand?

AMD hit 55 this week, and it has been an amazing ride. AMD started out as the redundant supplier to Intel with x86 because IBM, like most companies at the time, didn’t want to be the sole source of a critical technology. It is interesting to note that this decision wasn’t based on AMD’s microprocessor development prowess but on its manufacturing capability, which was interesting given that IBM eventually licensed and manufactured x86 parts. While IBM exited both x86 and manufacturing some time ago, AMD has held on and improved its market share and position over time, even though it remains dependent on Intel’s core technology.

The menace posed by exposed credentials has surged alarmingly in recent years. In 2023 alone, over 6 billion new compromised credentials surfaced on both clear and dark web forums, escalating the cumulative total to a staggering 36 billion.