While these are just a few high-profile examples, these types of attacks and demands happen to schools often and are sometimes under the radar as officials try to avoid embarrassment. Onereport from Sophosshows the full spectrum of what’s happening in the education sector’s cybersecurity...
Cyberattacks are on the rise in the education sector, targeting the most vulnerable members of society. Schools must take greater steps to address the threats, as well as the immediate and future impacts of a data breach on students. How Connection Can Help Connection is your partner for cybe...
Cybersecurity in Education is a growing concern as realization and understanding from teachers and students are necessary to save themselves from cyber-attacks. As rightfully said “If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What’s more, you deserve to be hacked....
Cybersecurity is crucial in any business setting, but especially in education. Cyberattacks not only compromise the safety and security of teachers and school administrations, but also the privacy of students—particularly minors in K–12 institutions. Today millions of students are learning through te...
Most phishing attacks are geared toward individuals who are less aware of cyber-attacks and security measures. So, it’s essential to engage the school students and staff in awareness programs and train them on the best practices ofcybersecurity in education. ...
As kids head back to school, parents and teachers have been focused on school supplies, while cybercriminals have their eyes on the prize: targeting educational institutions for financial gain. The last two years have seen a marked increase in cyberattacks on schools and educational entities, prim...
Cyber attacks on education institutions have impacted all 50 states and Washington, D.C., costing students downtime and draining school budgets. According to onestudy, the costs associated with ransomware attacks on the education sector in 2021 alone topped $3.5 billion. Some reported ransomware dem...
While ransomware attacks against the education sector are common, experts say threat actors are activelytargeting schoolsthis year as classrooms switch to remote learning. As educators prepare for all the changes brought on by COVID-19 -- video conferencing, cyberbullying, new e-learning ...
Cyber threats in online education sector increased by 60% in H2 2020 Talking more about the online threats in the education sector, the report states that Zoom was the most popular software to lure users. By: HT TECH | Updated on: Feb 14 2021, 17:46 IST Repres...
including phishing campaigns, internet of things vulnerabilities and nation-state attacks. One particular trend noted in the report is a surprising rise in malicious QR code messages, with Microsoft finding more than 15,000 malicious QR code messages sent daily to the education sector via Microsoft ...