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Fascinated by the technology industry after a visit to a Computer Faire in 1998, Donovan Jackson first worked as a public relations consultant for enterprise software and hardware distribution companies in 2000, then as a journalist for IDG-affiliated channel and trade publications, and as a producer of commercial content as an agency owner through the 2000s and 2010s. He has served as ITBrief editor in the last days of the printed magazine, and has a long association with TechDay as a contributor to special projects. Donovan has wide interests spanning technology, philosophy, bicycles, literature, psychology, motorcycles, travel, geography, history, general knowledge, and various combinations of these and other subjects.
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Enterprises could cut AI ingestion errors and token costs as the new tool keeps sensitive documents on premises or in a chosen cloud.
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DigiCert launches AI Trust Manager for agent control
Australian organisations are facing rising AI security incidents, and the new tool aims to close governance gaps as agents spread across systems.
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F5 named Market Shaper in Gartner AI security quadrant
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GuidePoint adds AI identity services as gaps widen
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