AI vs. AI: Defenders Use AI to Battle AI Attacks

🔎 Cyber Watch

Mass SharePoint Server Attacks Continue—No Patch Yet

Microsoft has confirmed active, global attacks targeting on-premises SharePoint Server (CVE‑2025‑53770), but no patch is currently available. Organizations are advised to implement CISA’s emergency mitigations—such as disabling client interactions and enabling AMSI—or isolate vulnerable servers until an official update is released.

Takeaway: Critical infrastructure remains exposed when patch timelines lag behind active exploits. With no fix available for the SharePoint Server vulnerability, the attack highlights the growing urgency for preemptive mitigation and layered defenses—especially for widely used enterprise software.

🎙️ Tech Briefing On‑Air

Safeguarding Students in the Age of AI

This episode from the CoSN podcast explores how K-12 schools can adopt AI while keeping student data safe. The conversation covers how to apply AI tools responsibly, the potential risks involved, and ways to align with privacy laws. It also highlights best practices for securing student data and using AI in ways that support learning without compromising safety.

Key Takeaways

• How schools can adopt AI responsibly

• Common risks of AI in education

• Data protection and compliance strategies for student privacy.

🤝 Partner Intel

Auvik

Auvik is a cloud-based network management platform designed for IT teams and MSPs, offering extensive auto-discovery, traffic analysis, inventory management, and real-time/device performance monitoring all through a browser interface. It automatically maps network topology, tracks metrics like bandwidth, CPU, and storage, and sends alerts before issues escalate. With detailed historical reporting and support for multi-site environments, it offers strong visibility and proactive control. Some users note the wide feature set can be overwhelming initially, but most find it easy to deploy and effective for both small and large deployments.

🤖 AI Runtime

AI vs. AI: Defenders Use AI to Battle AI Attacks

The NYT reports a growing trend: cybersecurity teams are deploying AI-driven defenses to combat AI-generated attacks. These systems use machine learning to detect malicious AI-generated deepfakes, spear-phishing, and fraud attempts—closing the window of opportunity for automated adversarial tactics.

📊 By the Numbers

4,484

Education sector suffered an average of 4,484 cyber-attacks per organization per week in Q1 2025, marking a 73% increase year over year. Source.

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