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Articles

  • Cyber Criminals Move Toward More Targeted Phishing Attacks

    Red digital email envelope caught on a fishing hook inside a glowing neon circle

    Cybercriminals are moving away from mass phishing scams and focusing on more targeted attacks, often using trusted websites and services to trick victims, according to a new report from security firm KnowBe4.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


Podcasts


Webcasts

  • Ask Us Anything: Securing Data, Code, and the Modern Cloud at AI Speed

    In this Ask Us Anything webcast William Patton, a security expert with Wiz, will take audience questions on the cloud and AI security challenges facing colleges and universities — from AI-generated code and emerging development practices to sensitive data spreading across AI workloads and cloud services.

  • Modernize Without Multiplying Risk: Balancing Connectivity, Security, and Simplicity

    In this fireside chat, experts from Lumen will explore how Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) can help institutions modernize connectivity while reassessing security needs, adapting protections to a changing environment, and aligning network spend with actual usage to get more value from their infrastructure investments. Register today!

  • No Link, No Attachment, No Problem: How Modern Attacks Slip Into Email Inboxes

    This session walks through the attacks schools are actually seeing, using real examples of business email compromise, account takeover, and payroll fraud. Abnormal AI will break down how each attack works in plain terms, why traditional defenses miss it, and what education leaders can do about it right now.


Whitepapers

  • IT Maturity Scale: Assessing Digital Resilience In Higher Education

    This tool is designed to help higher education IT leaders and other campus stakeholders gain a stronger understanding of where their campus stands today on its journey to resilience by identifying gaps and highlighting key areas to prioritize for improvement. Download now!

  • Higher Ed Migration Readiness Checklist

    Planning a campus-wide move off a legacy access control system? A practical checklist built around how higher ed migrations actually run, covering academic calendar timing, stakeholder alignment, hardware compatibility, credential and identity migration, procurement and budget, and post-migration validation.

  • Better Data Management for AI, Cyber Resilience, and Budget Control

    A consumption-based approach to storage turns unpredictable capital spending into a controllable operating cost — while making campus data safer, more governed, and AI-ready. Download this playbook today to learn more!