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THE News Update covers the latest in ed tech for K-12 technology professionals. Opinion pieces by leading technology experts and visionaries provide insight on a variety of critical issues. News, announcements and need-to-know statistics give readers a quick look at timely news and events affecting the education community. THE News Update is published two times per week.
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Report: Cyber Criminals Move Toward More Targeted Phishing Attacks (11/10/26)

Survey Finds 84% of Organizations Reported at Least One AI-Related Incident in the Past Year (11/05/26)

With Little Federal Guidance, States Take on Screen Time Themselves (11/03/26)

Ransomware Attacks Move Beyond Enterprise Systems to Theaten Employees' Families (10/29/26)

Organizations Report Positive ROI on AI Investments, Yet Data Readiness and Oversight Lag Behind (10/27/26)

Report: Cyber Attacks Increasingly Exploit Trusted Workplace Tools (10/22/26)

Phishing Attacks Increasingly Exploit Remote Management Tools and AI E-mail Assistants (10/20/26)

Flashpoint Receives Patent for Ransomware Risk Model, Tying Vulnerabilites to Likelihood of Attack (10/13/26)

Survey Identifies Data Governance Enforcement Gap for Agentic AI Tools (10/08/26)

AI Ambitions Are Running Into a Network Infrastructure Trust Problem (10/06/26)

Mark Rober's Class CrunchLabs Courses Now Available for Free on YouTube (10/01/26)

New Industry Alliance to Work Toward Common Security Model for AI Agents (09/29/26)

More Oversight: California Governor Proposes Independent Watchdogs Within AI Safety System (09/24/26)

Avantis Education Adds New VR Math and Language Learning Experiences (09/22/26)

SMART Technologies Launches Audio Accessibility Solution for SMART Boards (09/17/26)

Microsoft Drafts AI Code of Conduct, Emphasizes Human Control (09/15/26)

OpenAI's New Astra Model Reaches Critical Cyber Threshold (09/10/26)

New Carahsoft Community Offers Free Resources for AI and Cyber Readiness (09/08/26)

CoSN: 3 Principles that Should Guide Screen Time Policies in Schools (09/03/26)

Department of Education Issues New Guidance on Education Technology and Screen Time (08/27/26)