K-12 schools are often the target of cyberattacks because they are historically underfunded when it comes tocybersecurityinfrastructure, Choffnes says. Additionally, hackers understand how valuable the data of children can be and that those affected are often more willing to pay top dollar to prev...
The three-year $200 million Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program opens its application window this fall. The near-term goal is to secure schools most in need, but long-term it will help nationwide.
Wi-Fi Attacks ❮ Previous Next ❯ A potent and important area to computer security is WIFI. Devices and systems are no longer required to be interconnected via physical cables, but can instead be reached by anyone within signal radius. WIFI enables many new devices to be capable of ...
In addition to the mayhem and disruption that breaches and denial of service attacks cause, organizations may be held accountable for cyber security - especially if it’s a company that stores data or works with a business’ sensitive information. If the company has not enacted strong cyber secu...
Sam Sabin, cybersecurity reporter at Axios, joined CBS News to discuss the attack. Aug 26, 2024 03:27 Ransomware attacks on schools threaten student data nationwide Ransomware attacks on schools are rising, paralyzing districts, shutting down systems and putting student data at risk. Aug ...
Ask any CEO about the biggest risks to their business, and cybersecurity is sure to be near the top of the list. The chilling worst-case scenarios are in the headlines on any given day: ransomware attacks that shut down hospitals and schools; private customer information stolen by cybercrimin...
Roughly three-quarters say the Chinese and Russian governments are major threats to the cybersecurity of the U.S. government, and at least half also see the Iranian government and non-government bodies as threatening. The broad consensus highlights the growing impacts of cyberattacks in an increas...
Guy-Philippe Goldstein shows how cyberattacks can leap between the digital and physical worlds to prompt armed conflict -- and how we might avert this global security hazard. global issues politics technology computers terrorism war TEDx This ta...
"We are also seeing a rapid acceleration into the cloud," Odom continued. "That reduces the workload, not only on your infrastructure team but also on your security team and your monitoring tools. You don't have near as many tools and nearly as many edges to defend." ...
I think we’ve explored the universe of cyber threats,” said Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky Lab, speaking on a panel at the Kaspersky Cyber-Security Summit in New York on Wednesday. “The next thing will be the attacks that continue to follow from these threats.” One of the many ...