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Oracle CSO Mary Ann Davidson Retires Amid AI Shift | Tech Field Day News Rundown: August 27, 2025
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Mary Ann Davidson, Oracle’s long-time Chief Security Officer, is leaving after nearly 40 years with the company. Known for both her leadership and controversial stances on security issues, her departure comes amid layoffs and a shift at Oracle toward AI-focused strategies. While not directly linked to recent security incidents, her exit reflects a generational change as the company brings in younger executives to tackle new cybersecurity and AI challenges.
Time Stamps:
- 0:00 - Cold Open
- 0:27 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown
- 1:13 - Broadcom Expands VCF for AMD GPUs and AI
- 5:27 - McDonald’s Hiring Bot Served Up Personal Data to Hackers
- 9:20 - VAST Data Unveils SyncEngine to Streamline AI Data Pipelines
- 12:33 - Nir Zuk, Founder of Palo Alto Networks, Retires
- 15:40 - Google and Meta $10 Billion Cloud Deal
- 18:34 - HPE Expands Agentic AI Capabilities for Juniper Mist
- 23:58 - Oracle CSO Mary Ann Davidson Retires Amid AI-Focused Shift
- 32:37 - The Weeks Ahead
- 34:48 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News Rundown
Follow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett.
Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
347 episodes
Manage episode 502784327 series 2134755
Mary Ann Davidson, Oracle’s long-time Chief Security Officer, is leaving after nearly 40 years with the company. Known for both her leadership and controversial stances on security issues, her departure comes amid layoffs and a shift at Oracle toward AI-focused strategies. While not directly linked to recent security incidents, her exit reflects a generational change as the company brings in younger executives to tackle new cybersecurity and AI challenges.
Time Stamps:
- 0:00 - Cold Open
- 0:27 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown
- 1:13 - Broadcom Expands VCF for AMD GPUs and AI
- 5:27 - McDonald’s Hiring Bot Served Up Personal Data to Hackers
- 9:20 - VAST Data Unveils SyncEngine to Streamline AI Data Pipelines
- 12:33 - Nir Zuk, Founder of Palo Alto Networks, Retires
- 15:40 - Google and Meta $10 Billion Cloud Deal
- 18:34 - HPE Expands Agentic AI Capabilities for Juniper Mist
- 23:58 - Oracle CSO Mary Ann Davidson Retires Amid AI-Focused Shift
- 32:37 - The Weeks Ahead
- 34:48 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News Rundown
Follow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett.
Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
347 episodes
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