Security & Privacy


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Educause HECVAT Vendor Assessment Tool Gets an Upgrade

Educause has announced HECVAT 4, the latest update to its Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit.

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Report: Attackers Change Tactics as Ransomware Payoffs Decline

Attackers are changing tactics as they collect less money from ransomware payoffs, according to a new report from Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics firm.

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2025 Cybersecurity Predictions for K-20 Education

What should K-12 and higher education institutions expect on the cybersecurity front in the coming year? Here's what the experts told us.

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Study: 1 in 10 AI Prompts Could Expose Sensitive Data

Nearly one in 10 prompts used by business users when interacting with generative artificial intelligence tools may inadvertently disclose sensitive data, according to a study released by data protection startup Harmonic Security Inc.

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Rubrik Upgrades Data Protection Platform for Speedier Threat Hunting

Data security specialist Rubrik is upgrading its data protection platform to allow for quicker recoveries in the familiar backup & recovery process.

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Global Tech Execs Expect Advancements in AI to Increase Security Threats

Forty-one percent of global tech executives in a recent NetApp survey said they believe advancements in AI will significantly increase security threats. The firm's second annual Data Complexity Report points to 2025 as "AI's make or break year."

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Report Highlights Security Risks of Open Source AI

In these days of rampant ransomware and other cybersecurity exploits, security is paramount to both proprietary and open source AI approaches — and here the open source movement might be susceptible to some inherent drawbacks, such as use of possibly insecure code from unknown sources.

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Report Identifies Rise in Phishing-as-a-Service Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers at Trustwave are warning about a surge in malicious e-mail campaigns leveraging Rockstar 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit designed to steal Microsoft 365 credentials.

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Microsoft Announces Security Updates as Part of Secure Future Initiative

Microsoft has announced a handful of new security tools and updates, which the company said adhere to its Secure Future Initiative, a set of three core tenets emphasizing "secure by design, secure by default and secure operations."

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Cloud Security Alliance Report Plots Path to Trustworthy AI

A new report from the Cloud Security Alliance highlights the need for AI audits that extend beyond regulatory compliance, and advocates for a risk-based, comprehensive methodology designed to foster trust in rapidly evolving intelligent systems.