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Caroline Nihill

Caroline Nihill is a reporter for IT Brew. Her work primarily focuses on cybersecurity, IT operations, and tech interactions between the private and public sectors. Based in the D.C. area, Caroline has also worked for Scoop News Group outlets including FedScoop, CyberScoop, StateScoop, and others.

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Cybersecurity

Could AI tools put bug bounty hunters out of work?

Meanwhile, AI-native kids are pursuing bug bounties.

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Cybersecurity

What should IT take away from cyberattacks on water infrastructure?

It starts with understanding the constraints around OT, experts say.

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Cybersecurity

Surviving modern ransomware

Ransomware attackers now have AI on their side. Get the playbooks IT teams use to detect, contain, and recover—plus a hands-on breach simulator.

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Cybersecurity

How MFA can fail organizations in a phishing attack

One expert points to phishing-resistant MFA as the way forward.

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Cloud

How data debt can impact AI security

Experts advise against building AI on top of messy data.

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Cybersecurity

Coding assistants can be tricked by malicious symlinks

IT professionals should use an abundance of care with AI coding assistants, one threat researcher warns.

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Software

What the latest alliance for open source AI means for cybersecurity

New open-source tools and techniques could help companies defend against AI-powered threats.

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Cybersecurity

OpenAI’s cutting-edge models broke free of their sandbox—and caused chaos

The incident offers some insights into how AI can evade defenses and break into critical infrastructure.

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IT Strategy

Should companies plan to switch AI models?

Suspended access to AI means IT teams may need to scramble.

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Software

Are open-source and open-weight AI models worth the risk?

While cheaper AI models seem to be rivaling their frontier counterparts, security experts raise some red flags.