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Cohesity Adds CrowdStrike Threat Intelligence to Data Protection Platform

Data security provider Cohesity has integrated CrowdStrike threat intelligence to its flagship data protection platform.

Ransomware Costs Schools Nearly $550,000 per Day of Downtime

New data from cybersecurity research firm Comparitech quantifies the damage caused by ransomware attacks on educational institutions.

3 in 4 Education Institutions Have Identified a Cyber Attack on Their Infrastructure in the Past Year

Seventy-seven percent of institutions across K-12 and higher education have uncovered a cyber attack on their infrastructure within the past 12 months, according to a new survey from cybersecurity company Netwrix.

U.S. Department of Commerce Proposes Mandatory Reporting Requirement for AI, Cloud Providers

This proposed rule from the department's Bureau of Industry and Security aims to enhance national security by establishing reporting requirements for the development of advanced AI models and computing clusters.

Cloud Security Alliance: Best Practices for Securing AI Systems

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit organization whose mission statement is defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, has released a new report offering guidance on securing systems that leverage large language models (LLMs) to address business challenges.

Mandatory Multifactor Authentication Coming to Azure in October

Microsoft will soon require multifactor authentication (MFA) for all Azure sign-ins.

Microsoft Releases Face Check Identity Verification for Enterprise Use

Face Check with Microsoft Entra Verified ID, a consent-based method used to confirm a person's identity, is now available in general release.

Report: Increasing Number of Vulnerabilities in OpenVPN

OpenVPN, a popular open source virtual private network (VPN) system integrated into millions of routers, firmware, PCs, mobile devices and other smart devices, is leaving users open to a growing list of threats, according to a new report from Microsoft.

Cloud Security Alliance Report Explores Potential of AI for 'Offensive Security'

A new paper examines how advanced AI can help perform adversarial testing with red/black teams and provides recommendations for organizations to do just that.

Human Factor Moves to No. 1 Cloud Threat in Cloud Security Alliance Report

The top cybersecurity threat in the cloud has changed from a couple years ago, according to a new report from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), which provided handy mitigation strategies and suggested AI can help (or hurt).