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PROCEED WITH CAUTION: David Phillips, far left, OSHEAN Inc. chief information security officer, talks about cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence at Providence Business News’ Cybersecurity, AI & Tech Summit on Oct. 9. Also on the panel are, from left, Rick Norberg, Vertikal6 Inc. CEO, and Douglas Alexander, director of the Institute for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College. Normand Duquette, standing, senior vice president at Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., moderates.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Tech evolution brings ‘promise, danger, uncertainty’

PBN Summit 10/24/2025

In recent years, observers have cautioned that cyberattacks are becoming not only more frequent but more complex. And that was before the explosive popularity...

DOUGLAS ALEXANDER, seated at right, director of the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' Cybersecurity, AI & Tech Summit at Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. Alexander was joined on the panel by, from left, David Phillips, chief information security officer at OSHEAN Inc., and Rick Norberg, CEO at Vertikal6 Inc. Guest moderator is Norman Duquette, standing, senior vice president at Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Panelists advise caution, not fear, when incorporating AI

Economic Activity 10/09/2025

WARWICK – When Rhode Island College professor Tim Henry thinks about artificial intelligence, the modern technology brings an ancient myth to mind. Specifically, Henry, who...

PBN’s 2025 Cybersecurity, AI & Tech Summit coming Oct. 9

Industries 10/03/2025

WARWICK – The ever-evolving intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and business innovation is among the topics to be discussed during Providence Business News’ 2025 Cybersecurity, AI...

TAKE CHARGE: Normand Duquette, right, senior vice president of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., moderates a panel discussion on strategies for controlling external risk at Providence Business News’ 2024 Cybersecurity, AI and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick on Oct. 10. Panelists from left are: Peter Reid, assistant professor of information technology at Johnson & Wales University; Rick Norberg, CEO of Vertikal6 Inc.; Brian J. Lamoureux, partner at Pannone, Lopes, Devereaux & O’Gara LLC; and Kim Keever, chief information security officer and senior vice president at Cox Communications Inc. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN tech summit ‘You can’t outsource your responsibility’ to protect customer...

PBN Summit 10/25/2024

In a global environment where criminal hacking has become an industry in itself, Peter Reid acknowledges that few businesses have the resources to hire...

BE PREPARED: Linn F. Freedman, second from right, explains the importance of assembling a strong cybersecurity plan during a panel discussion at PBN’s Cybersecurity & Tech Summit on Oct. 12. With her on the panel are, from left, Douglas Tondreau, associate professor of computer science at Johnson & Wales University; Rick Norberg, founder and CEO of Vertikal6 Inc.; and Robby Gulri, engineering solutions expert at RapidScale Inc. Moderating is Normand Duquette, standing at right, Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. senior vice president.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Ready for the hackers? Many companies are woefully unprepared

PBN Summit 10/27/2023

By the time the average data breach is detected by an organization, hackers have already been in the system for 256 days on average...

NORMAND DUQUETTE, far right, senior vice president if Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., moderates the opening panel during the PBN Cybersecurity and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Thursday. He is joined by, from left, Douglas Tondreau, associate professor of computer science at Johnson & Wales University; Rick Norberg, CEO of Vertika6; Robby Gulri, a solutions engineering leader at RapidScale, Cox Communications subsidiary; and Linn F. Freedman, attorney and chair of data privacy and cybersecurity at Robinson & Cole LLP. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Cybercriminals rapidly growing more sophisticated, organized

Economy 10/12/2023

WARWICK – Traditional antivirus software and occasional reminders to employees to watch out for strange emails just won’t hack it for businesses looking to...