Artificial Intelligence

Here you'll find articles detailing new developments in artificial intelligence and how it's impacting higher education.


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Cisco Introduces Privileged Infrastructure Access for People and AI Agents

Cisco has unveiled Privileged Infrastructure Access, an approach to infrastructure administration that gives people and artificial intelligence agents temporary, task-specific permissions instead of leaving standing privileges available after their work is done.

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Microsoft Intros New Protections and Controls for Sovereign Cloud

Microsoft is expanding its sovereign cloud offerings with new tools designed to give organizations tighter control over where their data resides, who can access it, and how critical systems operate, especially in light of AI becoming a bigger part of enterprise infrastructure.

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Enterprises Are Giving AI Agents Cloud Access Despite Near-Universal Concerns, Survey Finds

Enterprise software teams are giving artificial intelligence agents access to cloud environments despite widespread concerns about leaked credentials, misconfigurations, and costs, according to a new survey from LocalStack.

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IDC Survey Finds Significant Gap Between AI Spending and Measurable Financial Returns

Nearly 70% of organizations report a significant gap between artificial intelligence spending and measurable financial returns, according to a recent survey by IDC research.

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AI Is Accelerating Vulnerability Discovery, Researchers Find

AI-powered vulnerability research is contributing to a sharp increase in security updates, raising concerns that IT teams could fall behind as patching demands grow, according to cybersecurity company ThreatDown.

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Organizations Report Positive ROI on AI Investments, Yet Data Readiness and Oversight Lag Behind

Businesses are reporting benefits from artificial intelligence even as their data preparation and oversight processes remain incomplete, according to a survey by data and AI services provider Further.

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Microsoft Expands AI Security Platform to Address Security Risks from AI Agents

Microsoft is expanding the focus of its AI-powered Project Perception security platform to address the growing concern that AI agents may have access to sensitive information and systems, yet don't always behave as expected.

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Sophos Launches Tool to Defend Against Shadow AI

Unauthorized artificial intelligence tools and agents are creating security risks for enterprises as AI adoption increases, according to cybersecurity company Sophos.

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Unexpected AI Agent Activity Reported by Nearly Half of Organizations in Recent Survey

Nearly half of the security and technology professionals in a recent Salt Security survey confirmed or suspected that an AI agent had taken an unintended, unexpected, or unauthorized action in their organization over the past year.

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Study Finds Most Organizations Are Not Consistently Measuring AI Value Against Costs

While AI investment continues to grow, relatively few organizations consistently measure whether the technology's benefits justify its costs, according to consulting firm KPMG.