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The "I" in FOCI: When Foreign Influence Becomes Cyber Risk

Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) risk is often discussed as an ownership problem. Who owns the supplier? Who sits on the board? Is there a parent company tied to a foreign government? Does that relationship trigger CFIUS, export controls, sanctions, or a facility clearance review? These questions matter, but they do not capture the full risk picture. For C-SCRM program stakeholders, the most important word in FOCI is not ownership or control — it is influence.

Building an AI-Ready Engineering Team in 2026

Two engineering teams can have access to the same AI tools and get very different results. The difference is rarely the technology. It's engineering practices, technical leadership, and a shared understanding of where AI actually helps versus where it produces fast-looking work that creates problems later. Building an AI-ready team isn't about replacing developers with automation or hiring a separate group of AI specialists. It's about preparing existing teams to use AI without giving up the software quality, security, and accountability the work requires.

DDI Central 6500: Modern DHCP, unified visibility, and layered access control

DDI Central's release 6300 focused on authentication and identity: GSS-TSIG for secure DNS updates, LDAP/LDAPS-based user provisioning, and native Windows scavenging. Each aimed at cutting down the manual work behind keeping DNS and user access clean. DDI Central 6500 shifts focus elsewhere.

No more blind trust: How risk-based authentication strengthens identity security

Traditional digital authentication methods have allowed users to enter and IT infrastructure if they hold the right key. Username and password alone provided limited context around the authenticity of the access attempt. But today, the person with the credentials may not claim who they are.
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One View, More Control: The Strategic Value of an Integrated IT Operating Model

Businesses are managing increasingly complex technology environments. Infrastructure, cloud, data protection, cybersecurity and continuity services all play a critical role in keeping organisations productive, resilient and ready to grow. At the same time, technology leaders are under pressure to improve efficiency, control costs and demonstrate clear value from every investment. In this environment, the challenge is not just choosing the right technology, but creating an operating model that gives the business control without adding unnecessary complexity.

SCOUTz Prospect Intelligence Platform Launches for MSPs with 30-Day Beta

SCOUTz, a prospect intelligence platform built for managed service provider (MSP) security sales, is now available in open beta. The platform gives an MSP dated evidence about a prospect's environment before the first meeting and keeps that evidence attached through delivery and reassessment. 30 days at no charge from the day the workspace is provisioned, then $279 per month at list price. Fifty MSPs from three peer communities shaped the platform in a closed beta that preceded the public release.

AI and Video Monitoring: The Future of Property Management

Property managers lose hours every Monday scrubbing through video feeds to investigate weekend security incidents. In this episode, Rachel Wilson (Product Marketing Manager) and Lee Miller (VP of Multifamily Sales) reveal how Brivo’s unified security suite replaces manual timeline searches with AI-driven analytics, root-cause entry tracking, and streamlined cloud evidence sharing. Still wasting your Monday mornings scrubbing through hours of grainy security footage?