2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (429+ 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…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (421+ words) AI adoption is forcing organizations to trade security for speed " and identity controls are the first casualty, according to a new report from Delinea, a provider of identity security solutions for both human and AI agent identities. A key finding…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (446+ words) Rubrik has introduced Rubrik Data Protection for Google Workspace, a product the company said is designed to help enterprise customers protect data and restore operations across Google Workspace environments. The release targets organizations using Google Drive and Gmail and presents…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (474+ words) As AI-powered tools flood the classrooms faster than school IT policies can adapt, a growing cybersecurity risk is emerging: shadow AI. While often discussed in enterprise settings, the issue is accelerating just as quickly in K12 campus environments. Teachers and students…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (203+ words) The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has put together a free K-12 Ed Tech Quality Action Toolkit that provides a framework for evaluating education technology products as well as guidance on regulatory compliance, templates for communicating with vendors, training resources,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (537+ words) Hackers are now shifting their focus from "breaking in" to "logging in," according to the 2026 Cloudflare Threat Report. Sophisticated security tools are harder to penetrate and raise alarms when targeted, the report found. This has forced hackers to steal legitimate…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (186+ words) Discovery Education and IBM have partnered to provide free, credentialed professional development for high school educators, focused on AI, cybersecurity, and digital literacy. The initiative aims to train up to 100, 000 educators over the next two years, with courses delivered through…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (242+ words) Registration is free for this fully virtual Sept. 25 event, focused on "Overcoming Roadblocks to Innovation" in K-12 and higher education. The conference agenda is now available for Tech Tactics in Education September 2025: Overcoming Roadblocks to Innovation. Brought to you by the…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (281+ words) Schools are in their most digitally connected period to date. Cloud-based student spaces and web resources have expanded access to learning and improved flexibility for students. Even emerging threats that seem novel or AI-driven, such as deepfake cyberbullying or sophisticated…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (171+ words) The Microsoft Education Security Toolkit includes a variety of information and resources around cybersecurity and AI: The toolkit "reframes campus cybersecurity " not as a barrier to innovation, but as a sustainable foundation that enables safe AI adoption, global collaboration, and…...