Access Point: Weekly News Roundup For Midmarket IT Executives – Jan. 17, 2025

Access Point is a weekly roundup of major tech news for midmarket IT executives on the go.

In this week’s roundup of news for midmarket IT leaders: A company strives to disrupt the way humans are verified online, AI is projected to displace millions of jobs, how to learn how to secure AI and ML apps, and more.

AI To Displace Millions Of Jobs: World Economic Forum Report

From our sister site Computing: Forty-one percent of global companies are planning cuts, the WEF said.

Protect AI CISO Talks Importance Of Securing AI And ML: [Video]

Diana Kelley, CISO at Protect AI discussed a new cybersecurity program she’s heading up to help IT professionals learn how to secure AI and ML apps.

13 Things Vendors Do That Annoy Midmarket IT Leaders

MES Computing spoke with several midmarket IT executives about their pet peeves when it comes to technology vendors. There were common gripes among those we spoke with and in online forums where IT leaders commiserate.

HPE Execs Tout Benefits Of New AI- And Security-Based Network Offerings

HPE executives say the products underscore the company’s dedication to ‘mission- critical networking.’

Humanity Protocol Offers Decentralized Identity Verification Amid The AI Era

The company aims to disrupt the way humans can be verified.