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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Now Supports Legacy Windows — What K–12 Districts and Government Agencies Need to Know
Legacy Windows Is Still Running in Schools and Government — And Attackers Know It If your district or agency is…
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Critical Microsoft 365 Changes Coming This Summer: What K–12, Higher Ed, and Government IT Teams Need to Know
If you manage Microsoft 365 for a school district, university, or government agency, the next 60 days come with some…
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The Canvas LMS Breach Is a Wake-Up Call for Every School District and University Using Microsoft 365
In late April 2026, the ShinyHunters criminal group quietly slipped past the defenses of Instructure — the company behind Canvas…
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Canvas LMS Breach: What Happened, What’s Resolved, and What Comes Next
Executive Summary: On May 1, 2026, Instructure confirmed a major breach of its Canvas LMS platform, attributed to the criminal extortion…
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Canvas LMS Breach: What Microsoft 365 and Entra ID Administrators Need to Know
The education technology community is responding to a significant security incident: Instructure’s Canvas LMS was the subject of a breach…
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Iranian Cyber Threats Escalate: New Campaigns Targeting Water, Energy, and Enterprise Infrastructure
The Threat Has Grown — Here’s What Changed In March 2026, we published a threat advisory covering emerging cyber activity…
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When Your Device Management Platform Becomes the Weapon: Lessons from the 2026 Stryker Cyberattack
Security Alert In early 2026, a cyberattack against a major US corporation resulted in attackers using legitimate Microsoft Intune administrative…
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Microsoft Entra Hybrid Join: The New Kerberos Method Changes Everything for Education & Government IT
If your organization still runs Active Directory on-premises while using Microsoft 365 or Azure-based services, Hybrid Join is likely central…
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How Education Organizations Can Secure Sensitive Data and AI with Microsoft Purview
Protecting Student, Staff, and Institutional Data in a Modern Education Environment Across K–12 districts and higher education institutions alike, data…
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Strengthening Cybersecurity in Education with Microsoft Defender XDR, Entra ID, and Sentinel
In the first session of our three-part webinar series, Forsyte IT Solutions explored how K–12 schools, school districts, and higher…
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