
Is AI giving companies a tech debt problem?
One expert said the industry has a “keep up with the Joneses” mentality.

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.

One expert said the industry has a “keep up with the Joneses” mentality.
Attackers may have had the upper hand this year, one industry leader says.
The threat of shadow AI is made worse by the presence of AI agents, experts say.

One professional has even appointed a robot as the company’s chief marketing officer.
The historic Bloomberg Terminal is facing another AI update for users to synthesize multiple documents at a time.
One founder and CEO says colleges don’t teach “real-world applicability.”

One expert says yes, but corporate structures could look very different.
One leader describes the use of AI in Bloomberg’s key technology as “an evolution, not a revolution.”

Coinbase CSO Philip Martin shares how he secures one of the largest crypto exchanges in the US.
CrowdStrike and Cognition’s CEOs sat down at Nvidia’s conference with other leaders to talk about agentic AI and their cybersecurity needs.