K-12 Technology News

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Ransomware Attacks Move Beyond Enterprise Systems to Theaten Employees' Families

Attackers are exploiting enterprises' own artificial intelligence systems and extending pressure beyond internal networks to employees and their families, according to a new Semperis survey of organizations that suffered disruptive ransomware attacks.

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Researchers Find AI Is Accelerating Vulnerability Discovery

AI-powered vulnerability research is contributing to a major increase in security updates, raising concerns that IT teams could fall behind as patching demands grow, according to cybersecurity company ThreatDown.

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Survey: Organizations Report Positive ROI on AI Investments, Yet Data Readiness and Oversight Lag Behind

According to a survey by data and AI services provider Further, enterprises are reporting benefits from artificial intelligence even as their data preparation and oversight processes remain incomplete.

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Microsoft Expands AI Security Platform to Address Agentic AI Security Risks

Microsoft is expanding the scope of its AI-powered Project Perception security platform to address the growing concern that AI agents may have access to sensitive information and systems, yet don't always behave as expected.

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Sophos Launches Tool for Shadow AI Defense

Unauthorized artificial intelligence tools and agents are creating security risks for organizations as AI adoption increases, according to cybersecurity company Sophos.

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Report: Cyber Attacks Increasingly Exploit Trusted Workplace Tools

In its latest threat intelligence report, Ontinue found that attackers are increasingly using trusted workplace tools to trick users into giving them access to enterprise networks.

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Survey: Most Organizations Are Not Consistently Measuring AI Value Against Costs

A new study from consulting firm KPMG found that while AI investment continues to grow, relatively few organizations consistently measure whether the technology's benefits justify its costs.

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SailPoint Intros New Capabilities to Address Agentic AI Identity Security Challenge

AI agents are moving from experiments into everyday enterprise environments, but the security controls around them are not keeping pace, according to enterprise identity security company SailPoint.

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Flashpoint Receives Patent for Ransomware Risk Model, Tying Vulnerabilites to Likelihood of Attack

Cybersecurity company Flashpoint announced it has received U.S. Patent No. 12,705,360 for its Ransomware Risk model, a methodology designed to help security teams determine which newly disclosed vulnerabilities more closely resemble those historically used in ransomware attacks.

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Convergence of AI, Quantum Risks Is Impacting Cybersecurity

Recent research from Thales highlights how AI adoption and emerging quantum computing threats are putting pressure on existing security measures.