Many of you have seen the headlines about the breach at Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system used by 41% of higher education institutions in North America and thousands of K-12 districts. Here's what's known, and what your institution should be doing about it.
Topics: Incident Response, Ransomware, Compliance & Governance, AI & Emerging Technology
Shadow AI is any AI tool, feature, or integration your organization uses without clear approval, security review, or monitoring, but it still touches real business data. It’s the AI sidebar in your CRM, the browser extension a manager added, or an “assist” feature turned on by a vendor.
Topics: Healthcare, Compliance & Governance, AI & Emerging Technology
Two weeks ago, Anthropic announced that its newest AI model was too dangerous to release to the public. The Claude Mythos Preview reportedly found critical software vulnerabilities, including some that had gone undetected for over twenty years. In response, Anthropic launched Project Glasswing, a $100 million coalition that includes Apple, Microsoft, Google, AWS, JPMorgan Chase, CrowdStrike, the Linux Foundation, and about fifty other major industry players. Their goal is to find and fix the most serious issues before attackers do. That was the main story.
There’s something powerful about bringing a roomful of Iowa technology professionals together to talk about forward-thinking ideas. You quickly realize how cybersecurity and data breaches truly impact every organization and everyone – and that no organization is ever too small to have a plan.
Topics: Data Breaches, Data Protection & Privacy, Company News, AI & Emerging Technology