What the education industry must do to protect itself from cyber attacks

What the education industry must do to protect itself from cyber attacks

Source: HelpNetSecurity
By: Charlie Sander
Published: August 28, 2019

* Most attention around data breaches is on the commercial side, with Capital One being the recent high-profile breach, compromising the personal information of more than 100 million people. However, the education sector is proving to also be an attractive target.
* This summer made it evident that K-12 school districts, higher education, and even commercial companies working with educational institutions are at risk. Notably, the state of Louisiana declared a state of emergency following an attack that disabled computers at three school districts.