Security & Privacy


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Education's AI Safety Blind Spot: Only 6% of Student-Facing Systems Are Tested

Many education institutions have a troubling gap in AI security: AI systems affecting students, including minors, deployed without adversarial testing to identify vulnerabilities before attackers or unintended behaviors cause harm.

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CrowdStrike to Acquire Identity Security Company SGNL

AI-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has signed a definitive agreement to acquire identity security firm SGNL in a deal valued at approximately $740 million.

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New AvePoint Command Center Helps Track AI Agents and Control Costs

Data protection platform AvePoint has unveiled a command center to help organizations monitor artificial intelligence agents, addressing security risks and rising expenses as organizations deploy more automated AI tools.

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Attackers Exploit Claude Code Tool to Infiltrate Global Targets

San Francisco-based AI developer Anthropic recently reported that attackers linked to China leveraged its Claude Code AI to carry out intrusions against about 30 global organizations.

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JFrog Intros New Tool to Track Unauthorized AI Usage

DevOps platform provider JFrog has taken aim at a growing challenge for enterprises: users deploying AI tools without IT approval.

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Report: Cyber Attackers Are Fully Embracing AI

According to Google Cloud's 2026 Cybersecurity Forecast, AI will become standard for both cyber attackers and defenders, with threats expanding to virtualization systems, blockchain networks, and nation-state operations.

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The Hidden Cyber Risk in Schools

Printers may not be glamorous, but they are an often-overlooked attack vector that should be part of every district's cybersecurity strategy.

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Rubrik Announces Immutable Backup for Okta Environments

Rubrik has introduced Okta Recovery, extending its identity resilience platform to Okta with immutable backups and in-place recovery, while separately detailing its integration with Okta Identity Threat Protection for automated remediation.

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Druva Introduces MetaGraph to Advance Agentic Data Security

Druva has announced Dru MetaGraph, a secure, tenant-specific, graph-powered metadata layer to power real-time data intelligence.

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AI Surpasses Cybersecurity in State Education Leader Priority List

For the first time, artificial intelligence has moved to the top of the priority list for state education leaders — knocking cybersecurity from the number one spot, according to the 2025 State EdTech Trends report from SETDA.