Technology journalist covering artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing. Science fiction author and magazine editor. Also -- retired war correspondent.https://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mvbek46bec2mMy story was just posted at CSO magazine: 10 most critical LLM vulnerabilities Prompt injection and supply chain vulnerabilities remain the main LLM vulnerabilities as concerns grow about agentic tools security risks. https://www.csoonline.com/article/575497/owasp-lists-10-most-critical-large-language-model-vulnerabilities.html11 Sep 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbek46bec2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mv44zdmhf22gMy latest article is up at CSO magazine: 50% of CISOs see Mythos as a sign to exit the profession No strangers to stress, security execs recognize cutting-edge AI capabilities as a harbinger of challenges.... https://www.csoonline.com/article/4218857/50-of-cisos-see-mythos-as-a-sign-to-exit-the-profession.html09 Sep 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv44zdmhf22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3muf2admtyk2pMy latest story just posted at Network World: Private AI cloud, agentic infrastructure dominate VMware Explore VMware Explore kicks off with AI announcements including a new VMware AI Factory infrastructure stack, new agent governance platforms... https://www.networkworld.com/article/4215847/private-ai-cloud-agentic-infrastructure-dominate-vmware-explore.html31 Aug 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf2admtyk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mrdh243yvs2gMy latest AI article for CIO magazine: Leadership bottlenecks slow AI adoption As AI technology evolves at a breakneck pace, it's not its technical limitations that slow adoption, but change management and other leadership bottlenecks. https://www.cio.com/article/4186225/leadership-bottlenecks-slow-ai-adoption.html23 Jul 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdh243yvs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mrdgu4y2x22kMy latest article is up at Network World: Federal quantum bet grows with DARPA’s $125 million PsiQuantum award The federal government awarded $125 million to quantum computer maker PsiQuantum this week, along with ... https://www.networkworld.com/article/4200767/federal-quantum-bet-grows-with-darpas-125-million-psiquantum-award.html23 Jul 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdgu4y2x22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mqakq3aezk2fMy latest article is up at Network World: AI tie-in accelerates quantum usefulness, early adopters say Quantum computers are being seen as partners for AI, and specialist firms are emerging to help take quantum technology from research labs into ... https://www.networkworld.com/article/4195014/ai-tie-in-accelerates-quantum-usefulness-early-adopters-say.html09 Jul 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqakq3aezk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mqakmecnt22xMy article on AI ROI was posted at CIO magazine this week: Why is it so hard to measure the ROI of AI? Everyone is losing money on AI. Every company is making money on AI... Why is it so hard to get a straight answer .... https://www.cio.com/article/4183502/why-is-it-so-hard-to-measure-the-roi-of-ai.html09 Jul 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqakmecnt22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3moxkx5b5e22dMy latest article is up at CIO magazine: Agentic AI: 11 promising use cases for business Organizations are deploying the ever-advancing technology to assist with software programming... https://www.cio.com/article/3603856/agentic-ai-promising-use-cases-for-business.html23 Jun 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxkx5b5e22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mkt3uevdzs2pMy latest story is up at Network World: QuEra claims quantum error correction breakthrough with 2-to-1 qubit ratio Neutral atom company QuEra has a dramatic reduction in the number of physical qubits needed to create one logical qubit... https://www.networkworld.com/article/4165592/quera-claims-quantum-error-correction-breakthrough-with-2-to-1-qubit-ratio.html01 May 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt3uevdzs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mkps77tnsk2nMy latest article is up at CIO magazine: Your AI agent is ready to go. Is your infrastructure?As agentic AI moves from pilots to production, enterprises are discovering that the biggest gaps aren’t in the capabilities of the AI itself... https://www.cio.com/article/4159773/your-ai-agent-is-ready-to-go-is-your-infrastructure.html30 Apr 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkps77tnsk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mknzshesek2rMy latest article is up at CSO magazine: AWS leans on prior ingenuity to face future AI and quantum threats Amazon Web Services has launched numerous security innovations in its first two decades. Three in particular will play key roles... https://www.csoonline.com/article/4164624/aws-leans-on-prior-ingenuity-to-face-future-ai-and-quantum-threats.html29 Apr 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknzshesek2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mkl6t3k6p225My latest article is up at Network World: AI data bursts force rethink of data center networking at Backblaze AI-related traffic moves differently, especially during training cycles... https://www.networkworld.com/article/4164337/ai-data-flows-force-rethink-of-data-center-networking-at-backblaze.html28 Apr 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl6t3k6p225https://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mkkq4jjrgc2iMy latest story is up at CIO magazine: Startup tackles knowledge graphs to improve AI accuracy Lovelace, led by the former head of Google Cloud AI, says its platform will make LLMs and agentic AI systems more reliable and auditable. https://www.cio.com/article/4164027/startup-tackles-knowledge-graphs-to-improve-ai-accuracy.html28 Apr 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkq4jjrgc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mkkq33gw4c24My latest story is up at CIO magazine: Startup tackles knowledge graphs to improve AI accuracy Lovelace, led by the former head of Google Cloud AI, says its platform will make LLMs and agentic AI systems more reliable and auditable. https://www.cio.com/article/4164027/startup-tackles-knowledge-graphs-to-improve-ai-accuracy.html28 Apr 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkq33gw4c24https://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mkb66idnxs2zMy latest article is up at Network World: Space data-center news: Roundup of extraterrestrial AI endeavors We're keeping tabs on efforts to launch AI into orbit, including new customers for the largest orbital compute cluster ... https://www.networkworld.com/article/4162764/space-data-center-news-roundup-of-extraterrestrial-ai-endeavors.html24 Apr 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb66idnxs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mjp7vpphqc2yMy latest story is up at CSO magazine: NIST cuts down CVE analysis amid vulnerability overload https://www.csoonline.com/article/4159882/nist-cuts-down-cve-analysis-amid-vulnerability-overload.html17 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp7vpphqc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mji5v6p7ws2jAnd another one of my quantum-related stories just posted on Network World today, as well: Fixing encryption isn’t enough. Quantum developments put focus on authentication https://www.networkworld.com/article/4158139/fixing-encryption-isnt-enough-quantum-developments-put-focus-on-authentication.html14 Apr 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji5v6p7ws2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariakorolov.bsky.social/post/3mji5q5qzcc2aMy latest story is up at Network World -- just in time for World Quantum Day! Curious about quantum? Check out training options from ISC2, IBM, AWS and more https://www.networkworld.com/article/4157986/curious-about-quantum-check-out-training-options-from-isc2-ibm-aws-and-more.html14 Apr 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:5cwnfhuj2swe5vewsb5r6cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji5q5qzcc2a