Access Point: News Roundup For Midmarket IT Executives – Week Of Aug. 22, 2025
Access Point is a weekly roundup of major tech news for midmarket IT executives.
In this week’s roundup: Social media site X is the most location-nosy social app around; what IT leaders needs to know to battle AI poisoning; Open AI’s Sam Altman sounds off on “voiceprint” fraud, plus more news and information for midmarket IT executives.
Ready.Set.Midmarket! Podcast: All About AI Poisoning
In this episode of Ready.Set.Midmarket! hosts Adam Dennison and Samara Lynn discuss the critical topic of AI poisoning with experts Vrajesh Bhavzar, co-founder and CEO, Operant.AI, and Sarfraz Shaikh, CIO/CISO, ONEMESA. Get the prescription for AI poisoning!
With TLS/SSL certification life spans soon to expire every 47 days and post-quantum computing’s threat to traditional cryptography, a new report reveals how prepared organizations are for these two disruptions in the public key infrastructure (PKI) space.
X Has Insatiable Appetite For Location Data, New Study Concludes
VPN provider Surfshark analyzed the location data collection features of the top 10 social media apps as part of a new study.
The study analyzed location data collection behavior of the most-used social media apps, including X, Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn and YouTube.
How Organizations Can Fight ‘Voiceprint’ Fraud, Following OpenAI CEO’s Warning
Voice deepfake fraud has ridden the coattails of AI’s advancement. In the U.S., there was a 173 percent increase in synthetic voice calls between Q1 and Q4 2024, according to the 2025 Voice Intelligence & Security Report by Pindrop, a provider of voice authentication and fraud detection services.
Midmarket IT Leaders Share Strategies On Upgrading To Windows 11
Several IT leaders at midmarket organizations shared their strategies on how they are upgrading to Windows 11. Some are overseeing upgrades that involve hundreds of devices.