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QuartzLine Malware: A PDF Viewer That Works — and Hides a Backdoor. Here’s What Education and Government IT Teams Should Do
On October 15, 2026, security firm Expel published research on QuartzLine, malware packaged as a fully functioning Windows PDF viewer.…
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SkyKick / ConnectWise Incident: What We Found and Why Your App Access Deserves a Regular Look
ConnectWise has reported unauthorized access to application identities associated with Cloud Backup, formerly SkyKick. These identities are the connections a…
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Microsoft 365 Updates and Retirements: What EDU & SLED IT Teams Need to Know This October
Microsoft 365 keeps moving — and for education and state and local government (SLED) IT teams, this month’s changes touch…
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MFA Isn’t Enough Anymore: How New Phishing Kits Are Getting Past Multi-Factor Authentication in Education and Government
If your organization has multi-factor authentication (MFA) turned on for Microsoft 365, you have already done more than most. But…
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64 Schools, One Cyberattack: What Springfield Public Schools Teaches K-12 IT Leaders About Operational Resilience
In September 2026, a cyberattack didn’t steal a single dollar from Springfield Public Schools — and it still shut down…
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When a Phone Call Becomes a Data Breach: The Technical Anatomy of the McKesson Vishing Attack
No exploit. No malware. No unpatched server. Somewhere inside McKesson Corporation this past August, an employee picked up the phone,…
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Microsoft 365 Updates and Retirements: What EDU & SLED IT Teams Need to Know This September
Microsoft 365 continues to evolve — and for education and state and local government (SLED) IT teams, this month’s changes…
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Microsoft 365 Updates and Retirements: What EDU & SLED IT Teams Need to Know
Microsoft 365 continues to evolve—and for education and state and local government IT teams, those changes can have real operational…
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Practical AI Governance in Microsoft 365: How Education and Public Sector Teams Can Secure AI
AI is already part of the workplace. For K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, and government organizations, employees are using…
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Back-to-School Cybersecurity Threats: What Education IT Teams Should Watch This Fall
The start of a new school year brings more than new students, new schedules, and a flood of help desk…
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