Mark Albertson

Mark Albertson is a senior writer for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. He is an experienced technology reporter, recognized by Onalytica as a "Who's Who In Cloud Influencer" and named to Peerlyst’s “24 Powerful Cybersecurity Journalists.” Prior to SiliconANGLE, Mark wrote for the San Francisco Examiner, Blasting News, and CBS-Bay Area.

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Deepfakes and malware: AI menu grows longer for threat actors, causing headaches for defenders

Artificial intelligence has dramatically improved a number of technologies in a short period of time. Unfortunately, these technologies are also being weaponized by an assortment of malicious actors. One example of how this is becoming a significant problem can be found in the burgeoning field of voice phishing, fraudulent phone-based or video scams where attackers ...

Three insights you may have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of RSAC 2026

The theme of this year’s RSAC gathering in San Francisco was “The Power of Community.” Based on the presentations and dialogue that took place over four days, the cybersecurity community is increasingly autonomous and under AI attack. Survey results provided to SiliconANGLE from Enterprise Technology Research show that as organizations turn to stronger hygiene and ...

What to expect during the Oracle Data Deep Dive NYC event: Join theCUBE April 15

At Oracle World in Las Vegas in October, Oracle Corp. founder and CEO Larry Ellison got right to the point. “AI changes everything,” Ellison told attendees, and his company’s recent releases have reflected the transformation taking place in the AI database world. Oracle has taken a major step into AI database architecture, with a redesigned ...

What to expect during the ‘HPE World Quantum Day’ event: Join theCUBE April 14

If two things can be true at the same time, then quantum computing is here today and will become a major factor in a few years as well. Quantum computing has evolved from theoretical concepts in the 1980s to a computing architecture that can process vast amounts of data simultaneously. The technology uses qubits or ...

Adversaries log in: Speed and strength of AI-fueled attacks have cybersecurity industry playing catch-up

At this time last year, the cybersecurity world appeared to be successfully balancing the use of artificial intelligence to prevent attacks and defending against adoption of the same tools by hostile nation-states and malicious actors. The story is different now. Strong winds are buffeting the tightrope and there is legitimate concern that protection of global ...

Agents and quantum: Cybersecurity world confronts AI vulnerabilities and data risks amid an expanding threat landscape

Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT burst onto the scene near the end of 2022, the past three years have been a time of all gas and no brakes. As the enterprise world begins to deal with the security challenges of unchecked AI adoption, it may finally be time to slow down the speeding car. Signs of trouble ...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reveals chip sales in China are about to restart

After surprising the tech world on Monday with a prediction that his company would see at least $1 trillion in chip orders through 2027, Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang spent today discussing the global dynamics and market forces that could make this a reality. Huang met with the media for nearly two hours today during ...

AI inflection point: As Nvidia’s Jensen Huang outlines vision for agents and the AI factory, he forecasts big jump in revenue

Artificial intelligence inference, the processing of getting answers from AI models, has reached an inflection point and the AI factory is now poised to drive much of the global economy, Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Jensen Huang declared today. During the AI chipmaking giant’s GTC gathering in San Jose today, Huang (pictured) said he believes Nvidia will see $1 ...

Intelligent service: Salesforce, Zoom and RingCentral unveil AI agents to drive a transformed customer experience

One of life’s many irritations is calling a service number, reciting account details with a reason for calling to a chatbot, and then being transferred to a human agent and having to repeat everything again. Thanks to the adoption of AI agents for call centers, this teeth-grinding customer experience may soon be a thing of ...

What to expect during the RSAC 2026 Conference: Join theCUBE March 23-26

Artificial intelligence is expected to dominate discussion as the world’s top cybersecurity experts gather later this month at the RSAC 2026 Conference in San Francisco. The technology is reshaping both sides of the cyber battlefield. Security teams are increasingly turning to AI to automate defense and analyze massive volumes of threat data, while adversaries are ...