AI is Everywhere, But CISOs are Still Securing It with Yesterday’s Skills and Tools, Study Finds

AI is Everywhere, But CISOs are Still Securing It with Yesterday’s Skills and Tools, Study Finds

The Hacker NewsMar 17, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Security Leadership A majority of security leaders are struggling to defend AI systems with tools and skills that are not fit for the challenge, according to the AI and Adversarial Testing Benchmark Report 2026 from Pentera. The report, based on a survey of 300 US CISOs and senior…

AI Tools You Can Start Using Today (No Technical Skills Needed)

AI Tools You Can Start Using Today (No Technical Skills Needed)

Artificial intelligence tools are becoming more accessible than ever, allowing people to use advanced technology without any technical background. From writing assistants to design tools and productivity apps, AI is now integrated into many everyday platforms. Many of these tools are designed to help users save time, improve efficiency, and simplify tasks that would otherwise…

IWD 2026: Foundation champions digital skills to boost women’s economic leadership

IWD 2026: Foundation champions digital skills to boost women’s economic leadership

]]> A non-governmental organisation, Skyewise Foundation, has highlighted the importance of digital skills in strengthening women’s economic power and leadership, noting that technology-driven competencies such as cybersecurity can open new opportunities for women in the global workforce. The organisation made this known during the Skills4Her conference held on Saturday in Abuja to commemorate International Women’s…

Vibe Coding With Cursor AI and Replit Agent — What a UK Business Owner With No Dev Skills Needs to Know Before Building an App | Compare the Cloud

Vibe Coding With Cursor AI and Replit Agent — What a UK Business Owner With No Dev Skills Needs to Know Before Building an App | Compare the Cloud

41 per cent of all code written globally is now AI-generated. Tools like Cursor AI and Replit Agent let people with no programming experience describe what they want in plain English and get a working application back. The promise is extraordinary. The risk is that you end up with an application nobody can maintain, that…

Demand for AI skills surges in job market – Seek report

Demand for AI skills surges in job market – Seek report

Demand for workers with AI-related skills has quadrupled and is moving from a niche specialisation to mainstream, even as job ads explicitly mentioning AI (artificial intelligence) still remain a small slice of the market, according to a new report from Seek. The findings, written up by Seek’s senior economist Blair Chapman, show a shift from technical hiring, to…

Linux Foundation Showcases Open Collaboration Across AI, 5G, Cloud-Native Telco, and Digital Skills at MWC Barcelona 2026

Linux Foundation Showcases Open Collaboration Across AI, 5G, Cloud-Native Telco, and Digital Skills at MWC Barcelona 2026

Open collaboration in action: Arpit Joshipura speaking at the Agentic AI Summit and 5G Futures Summit as CAMARA, Sylva, and LF Education activate on the ground  SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Linux Foundation, the world’s leading home for open source collaboration, today announced its participation at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2026,…

State of IT jobs: AI sparks rapidly changing market for skills

State of IT jobs: AI sparks rapidly changing market for skills

Other AI skills that grew the most in 2025 include Azure AI Studio, AI productivity, Spring AI, custom GPTs, prompt flow, large language model operations (LLMOps), AI strategy, OpenAI API, and automated feature engineering, according to LinkedIn. This marks somewhat of a shift from 2023, when the fastest growing AI skills included model training, hyperparameter…

Demand for AI skills surged by over 100% in 2025, Upwork finds – here’s how it could affect your job search

Demand for AI skills surged by over 100% in 2025, Upwork finds – here’s how it could affect your job search

EyeEm Mobile GmbH/iStock / Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Demand for AI skills skyrocketed in 2025, according to Upwork. AI is reshaping jobs more than it is replacing them. Employers could soon place a higher premium on freelancers. The proliferation of advanced AI tools…