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Flight to cloud drives IaaS networking adoption

Aug 1, 2023

Demand for cloud connects/interconnects is rising as enterprises commit to multicloud and SaaS application environments, and that’s driving greater interest…

About Maria Korolov

Maria Korolov is an award-winning tech journalist who covers cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and extended reality.

She’s also a science fiction author and the editor and founder of MetaStellar, an online magazine of speculative fiction, and of Hypergrid Business, one of the world’s top virtual reality blogs.

Contact her at maria@korolov.com to pitch articles or to hire her as writer, editor, or speaker at your event.

Follow her on Twitter at @MariaKorolov, on Threads at @MariaKorolov, and check out her latest videos on the Maria Korolov YouTube channel.

Latest AI articles

11 key roles for AI success

11 key roles for AI success

Oct 17, 2024

To maximize the business value of artificial intelligence, AI teams require a diverse range of skills and roles, from data scientists and domain experts, to strategic decision-makers.

How companies are putting embedded genAI to good use

How companies are putting embedded genAI to good use

Sep 18, 2023
Enterprise software vendors of all stripes are beginning to add generative AI features to their applications. Here’s how Stream Financial, NFP, and Thomson Reuters are (cautiously) taking advantage of the technology.
GenAI in productivity apps: What could possibly go wrong?

GenAI in productivity apps: What could possibly go wrong?

Sep 5, 2023
In addition to controlling the use of ChatGPT and other standalone tools, companies now have to grapple with generative AI being built into the productivity apps their employees use every day
Generative AI dominates VMware Explore news

Generative AI dominates VMware Explore news

Aug 25, 2023
Highlights include a private AI platform developed with Nvidia that lets enterprises run generative AI applications on their proprietary data within VMware’s hybrid cloud infrastructure.

Latest quantum computing articles

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China’s Quantum Net Advance Offers a Glimpse into the Future of Enterprise Security

Sep 20, 2017

Chinese companies actively productizing quantum key distribution, which pushes communications security to a new level Earlier this month, China’s official news agency Xinhua announced the launch of a secure quantum communications network between Shanghai and Beijing. The 2,000 kilometer (1,243 mile) backbone will be used for military and government communications, but also in commercial areas […]

Latest Cybersecurity articles

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3 strategies that can help stop ransomware before it becomes a crisis

Aug 16, 2023

For those hoping to avoid the pay-or-not-to-pay ransomware dilemma, there are three things to focus on that can help CISOs: create incident response plans, improve cybersecurity posture, and invest in robust backups.

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By Looking at the Past, New Cyber Board Can Prepare Us for the Future

Feb 16, 2022
The Cyber Safety Review Board will see government agencies collaborate with security and network companies.
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Latest Cisco VPN Router Vulnerabilities Pose Risks To Small Businesses – And Their Partners

Feb 9, 2022
With employees working from home during the pandemic, usage of this type of hardware has increased.

Latest Networking articles

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Hybrid mesh firewall platforms gain interest as management challenges intensify

Aug 15, 2023

Different types of firewalls, including hardware, virtual, cloud-native, and firewall as a service, can be deployed and managed from a central interface with a hybrid mesh firewall platform.

latest Awards

latest Appearances

older Awards and Appearances

Judge, 2019 CSO50 awards

Maria is one of the judges of the annual CSO50 awards, which recognize 50 organizations for their security project or initiative that demonstrates outstanding business value and thought leadership.

Judge, Epica Awards

Maria is a member of the jury of the 2018 Epica awards, the only global creative prize judged by journalists.

Jan. 2018: Maria Korolov talks with Sine Wave about “Succeeding As A Retailer In Immersive Worlds.” 

Dec. 2017: Speaker at Stereopsia conference in Brussels, Belgium. Topic was women in virtual reality. Click here for slides.

Dec. 2017: Speaker at OpenSimulator Community Conference. Topic was a statistical overview of OpenSim development. Click here for slides.

Apr. 2017: Profiled in Viar360’s Women of VR – 35 Ladies Who Are Killing It In Virtual Reality

Aug. 2016: Mentioned in Marie Claire’s Virtual Reality Has a Female Mafia—and They’re Looking for New Recruits

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May 2016: Interviewed by the BCC about how virtual reality will change our lives. Listen to the broadcast hereRead the transcript here.

Sep. 2015: Mentioned in Fortune’s Meet the women shaping our virtual future.

Latest Blog Posts

Can you give your career a boost by going overseas?

May 6, 2005
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Going overseas definitely gave my career a big jump start — I went from covering local school board meetings in the Chicago suburbs to covering…

Q&A: Jonathan Schwartz

Sep 12, 2004
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Jonathan Schwartz is President and Chief Operating Officer of Sun Microsystems, Inc. He answered some questions for me for a story on blogging, but only…

Foreign Correspondents Club

Jul 5, 2004
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The Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Shanghai is an extremely active organization. It hosts talks with news makers as well as cultural and social events. Several…

Turtles, snakes and giant frogs

Apr 17, 2004
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The oldest (Anastasia, or “Kiska,” who’s 9) has been enrolled in, and is going to, school. A local Chinese school — five minute walk from…

Almost a foreign correspondent

Apr 7, 2004
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The paperwork is reportedly moving along to make me an official foreign correspondent in China, and the business cards are on their way. It’s time…

Chinese food and the Foreign Correspondents Club

Mar 27, 2004
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Well, it’s been two weeks for us here in Shanghai. Anastasia has settled into her new school and is making progress in learning Mandarin, as…