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Why Cybersecurity Risk Management Is Critical for Schools in 2026 -
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (436+ words) Since many schools hold student records, as well as financial and health information, they have become attractive targets for hackers looking to profit from identity theft and data resale. In just 18 months, 82% of K12 schools reported a cyber incident, and these…...
CrowdStrike to Acquire Identity Security Company SGNL -
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (339+ words) AI-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has signed a definitive agreement to acquire identity security firm'SGNL in a deal valued at approximately $740 million. The acquisition is aimed at expanding CrowdStrike's presence in the fast-growing identity security market, which research firm IDC estimates…...
JFrog Intros New Tool to Track Unauthorized AI Usage -
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (387+ words) DevOps platform provider JFrog'has taken aim at a growing challenge for enterprises: users deploying AI tools without IT approval. The company recently introduced Shadow AI Detection, a new feature designed to identify and manage unauthorized artificial intelligence implementations that often…...
Report: Cyber Attackers Are Fully Embracing AI -
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (222+ words) According to Google Cloud's latest cybersecurity forecast for 2026, artificial intelligence is driving an accelerating arms race between cyber attackers and defenders. The forecast, produced by Google Cloud's security leaders and experts on the frontlines, outlines the trends they expect to…...
The Hidden Cyber Risk in Schools -
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (522+ words) Printers may not be glamorous, but they are an often-overlooked attack vector that should be part of every district's cybersecurity strategy. Cyber attacks are hitting K12 schools with alarming regularity. From mid-2023 through 2024, more than four out of five reporting districts faced…...
Rubrik Announces Immutable Backup for Okta Environments -
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (251+ words) Rubrik has introduced Okta Recovery, a new capability for backing up and restoring Okta identity data. Separately, Rubrik detailed its integration with Okta Identity Threat Protection, combining Rubrik's data risk insights with Okta AI's user risk signals to automate remediation…...
Druva Introduces MetaGraph to Advance Agentic Data Security -
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) Druva has announced Dru MetaGraph, a secure, tenant-specific, graph-powered metadata layer to power real-time data intelligence. This move from the data security provider builds directly on its introduction last month of DruAI Agents, an AI-driven expansion of its DruAI platform,…...
AI Surpasses Cybersecurity in State Education Leader Priority List -
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (281+ words) AI ranked as both the number one state ed tech priority and the top state ed tech initiative, the report found. States reported taking various actions to build capacity for AI, including forming multi-sector coalitions, issuing policy guidance, investing in…...
Hybrid and AI Expansion Outpacing Cloud Security -
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (201+ words) Here are summarizations of the report's key findings: The report noted that this complexity creates "disjointed visibility, inconsistent identity governance, and gaps in risk monitoring that attackers can exploit." The research identifies identity-related weaknesses as the top risk. Fifty-nine percent…...
CrowdStrike Report: Attackers Increasingly Targeting Cloud, AI Systems -
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (133+ words) According to the2025 Threat Hunting Reportfrom CrowdStrike, adversaries are not just using AI to supercharge attacks " they are actively targeting the AI systems organizations deploy in production. Combined with a surge in cloud exploitation, this shift marks a significant change in…...