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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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Global Ransomware Attacks Rise 23% in Q3
Global ransomware activity increased 23% in the third quarter of 2026, with organizations in North America and Europe accounting for the largest proportion of attacks, according to cybersecurity firm NCC Group.
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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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Upcoming Events
- OLC Accelerate
  Nov. 16–19, 2026
  Orlando, FL
- HESS Consortium National Conference
  Nov. 16–18, 2026
  Louisville, KY
- Digital Teaching Symposium
  Nov. 19, 2026
  Online
- MEMS: Marketing, Enrollment Management, and Student Success Conference
  Nov. 30–Dec. 2, 2026
  Orlando, FL
- Digital Education Council Global Summit
  Dec. 7–8, 2026
  Madrid, Spain
- SANS Cyber Defense Initiative
  Dec. 14–19, 2026
  Washington, DC
- AAC&U Annual Meeting
  Jan. 20–22, 2026
  Seattle, WA
- Integrated Systems Europe
  Feb. 2–5, 2026
  Barcelona, Spain
- UPCEA Digital Teaching & Learning Conference
  Feb. 3–4, 2026
  Online
- 1EdTech Learning Impact Conference
  Feb. 8–10, 2026
  San Antonio, TX
Upcoming Webinars
- Catching the Last 1% of E-mail Threats: Closing the Gaps in Education Cybersecurity
  In this fireside chat, Campus Technology Editor in Chief Rhea Kelly will speak with Sejin Kim, Cybersecurity Engineer at Denison University, and Abnormal about the evolving e-mail threat landscape and practical strategies for strengthening security across education environments.
  Date: Nov. 18, 2026
  Time: 11:00 AM PT
  Sponsor: Abnormal AI
- Getting Ahead of Student Risk with Proactive Support
  In this fireside chat, Campus Technology Editor in Chief Rhea Kelly will talk with experts from Gravyty about how colleges and universities can rethink student support around earlier insight and intervention, utilize AI to connect information across systems, and determine the right actions to help keep students on track.
  Date: Nov. 19, 2026
  Time: 11:00 AM PT
  Sponsor: Gravyty
- Building the AI-Ready Campus: Rethinking Infrastructure for AI and Research
  In this fireside chat, Campus Technology Editor in Chief Rhea Kelly and experts from Dell Technologies and Equinix will discuss how higher education IT leaders can approach infrastructure planning for increasingly demanding AI and research workloads, including decisions about where those workloads should run, how environments should connect, and how institutions can scale without adding more campus data center capacity.
  Date: Dec. 8, 2026
  Time: 11:00 AM PT
  Sponsor: Equinix and Dell
Webinars on Demand
- No New Budget, No Added IT Staff: AI Agents at St. Petersburg College
  Sponsor: Druid AI
- Ask Us Anything: Securing Data, Code, and the Modern Cloud at AI Speed
  Sponsor: Wiz
- No Link, No Attachment, No Problem: How Modern Attacks Slip Into Email Inboxes
  Sponsor: Abnormal AI
- Modernize Without Multiplying Risk: Balancing Connectivity, Security, and Simplicity
  Sponsor: Lumen
- Cyber Resilience in Higher Education: Protecting the Data Layer and Keeping Learning, Research, and Campus Operations Moving
  Sponsor: Everpure
- Building Digital Resilience in Education: A Framework in the Face of IT Complexity
  Sponsor: Kaseya
- Back to School, Back in the Crosshairs: What Higher Ed Security Teams Need to Watch This Fall
  Sponsor: Abnormal AI
- Securely Adopting and Scaling AI with Okta in Higher Education
  Sponsors: Okta and Carahsoft
- Governing AI to Close the Authority Gap
  Sponsor: Okta
- From Fragmented to Future-Ready: Modernizing Travel, Expense, and Invoice Management at ASU
  Sponsor: SAP Concur
- A Small Team With a Big Mission: How Southeastern University Built Email Security That Works
  Sponsor: Abnormal AI
- Trailblazers in Ed: Navigating AI Initiatives in Student Support
  Sponsor: Canyon GBS
- Always On: How Lynchburg Built an AI Agent that Answers, Assists, and Adapts at Scale
  Sponsor: Druid AI
- Defending the Inbox Part 1: A Cybersecurity Playbook for Higher Education
  Sponsor: Abnormal AI
- Defending the Inbox Part 2: A Cybersecurity Playbook for Higher Education
  Sponsor: Abnormal AI
- What Early Adopters Are Learning About AI in Student Services
  Sponsor: Comm100
- The Quiet Phase-Out of POTS Lines and Its Impact on Campus Operations
  Sponsor: Ooma
- Designing the Next Generation of Student Support: How Colleges Are Connecting Services, Data, and AI to Improve the Student Experience
  Sponsor: Canyon GBS
- Beyond Compliance: Building a Culture of Accessibility in Higher Education
  Sponsor: Echo360
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