Access Point: Weekly News Roundup For IT Executives – August 30, 2024

Access Point is a weekly roundup of major tech news for midmarket IT executives on the go. This edition covers August 26-August 30.

In this week’s news for IT executives:

Linux has achieved a new high in desktop market share, according to the latest data from Statcounter.

The open-source operating system accounted for 4.45 percent of the global desktop operating system market as of July 2024, compared to 3.12 percent market share in July 2023.

One significant driver is increasing dissatisfaction with Microsoft's Windows operating system.

Protect AI Releases 'Bug Bounty' Report On August Vulnerabilities

Protect AI, which offers artificial intelligence application security, just released its August vulnerability report.

The report was created with Protect AI's AI/ML "bug bounty" program, huntr. According to the company, the huntr community is made up of over 15,000 members who hunt for vulnerabilities across the "entire OSS AI/ML supply chain."

The vulnerabilities involve tools used to build ML models that fuel AI applications. These tools are open source and are heavily downloaded to build enterprise AI solutions

How IT Leaders View Their Roles In 2024 And Beyond

A recent survey of IT leaders revealed that most consider their leadership style "transformational."

MES Computing asked several IT leaders how they define their leadership style and what they see on the roadmap as the most important technology and challenges in 2024 and beyond.

Here Are The US States Where STEM Fields Pay The Most In 2024

Cytena, a bio-convergence company offering products that are a combination of biology and technology, recently analyzed STEM field salaries in all 50 states using Glassdoor, the site that compiles reviews of companies from employees. Cytena collected salary data for each state for 76 different STEM job titles with 100 and more salary submissions.

Klarna Plans To Cut Workforce By Nearly Half With AI

Klarna, the prominent "buy now, pay later" fintech company, plans to significantly reduce its workforce as it continues to invest in artificial intelligence technology.

Rubrik, Cisco Unveil New Cybersecurity Partnership