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                    Cybersecurity researchers at Trustwave have identified a surge in malicious e-mail campaigns leveraging Rockstar 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit designed to steal Microsoft 365 credentials.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has introduced a handful of new security tools and updates, which the company said adhere to its Secure Future Initiative, a set of three core tenets emphasizing "secure by design, secure by default and secure operations."
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A report from the Cloud Security Alliance highlights the need for AI audits that extend beyond regulatory compliance, and advocates for a risk-based, comprehensive methodology designed to foster trust in rapidly evolving intelligent systems.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Federal Communications Commission has received 2,734 applications totaling $3.7 billion in funding requests from schools, libraries, and consortia for its Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program, the agency reported in a recent announcement. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Mobile and IoT/OT cyber threats are becoming more targeted and sophisticated across industry sectors, according to a new report from Zscaler. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new report from Funds for Learning highlights the critical role of the Federal Communications Commission's E-rate program in funding essential technologies and services for K-12 schools. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cybersecurity companies Rubrik and Okta are partnering to offer a new AI-powered identity threat protection solution.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's time to move beyond the limitations of prevention-only cybersecurity and adopt a multi-layered security strategy to combat a new era of cyber threats for K-12 schools.  
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Data security provider Cohesity has added CrowdStrike threat intelligence to its flagship data protection platform.