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Cheat Sheet: Quantum Security Targets

In this short and sweet cheat sheet, we’ve got eight targets focused at least in part on quantum security. This is still a nascent field, though the “quantum” term has been bandied about for a decade or two.

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Eric Geller

Eric Geller just Tweeted that he has joined The Messenger as a cybersecurity reporter. He includes his contact info, and concludes with something that you

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Here’s A Hack for Spotting Cybersecurity Trends

What’s trending in cybersecurity? It’s a good time to know, with the 32nd annual RSA Conference just around the corner. According to newly revamped TechNews, in terms of volume, whats’s trending is the same old damn thing: cyberattacks described in multiple, similar terms.

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Cheat Sheet: Reporters Who Cover Cybersecurity Surveys

Here’s a short list of reporters who have covered cybersecurity surveys in the past 90 days. Not a lot of high-profile titles, maybe a couple. Small audiences. Bear in mind that other security reporters, absent from this list, might be moved to cover a compelling survey.

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Cheat Sheet: SSO/MFA Targets

Authentication is a discipline that, editorially, straddles security and SaaS. A subscriber asked us for a target list and we came up with ten. No SSO in Forbes, that we could find. Plenty of paid, nothing organic.

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FRIDGE NOTES

Much of Gen Z Searches on Social, Not Google

Says Digiday today: 40 percent of Gen Z uses TikTok or Instagram when searching for lunch recommendations. The younger you go, the tighter the grip held by platforms. Musk’s calculation that few will ever leave X might not be too far off in the long run.

Digiday: Journalists Taking A Dim View of Gen AI

Digiday granted anonymity to seven journalists working in shops that are experimenting with generative AI. “Nothing we have found is ready for prime time, at least not for serious journalism purposes,” says one, adding that “there is no way that AI results in more people being in journalism. This only can result in less.”

Some individuals said they dabble with Gen AI to find good headlines and story ideas.

The last word seemed to go to Insider EIC Nic Carlson, who said, “AI will replace, over time, journalists who refuse to use AI.”

NYT Insists on ‘C.E.O.’

We’ve been working on updating our CEO Profile cheat sheet and noticed that only the New York Times insists on calling these executives C.E.O.s. How stuffy. And the C.E.O.s they do cover always seem to be resigning for one reason or another. We’ll have the updated cheat sheet ready for you very soon. The FT’s ‘How To Lead’ feature appears to be in hiatus. The WSJ has some opportunity in WSJ Magazine.

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