Everything you need to know about data protection for education providers
Data protection has become an important issue for all organisations and institutions that retain, handle and share personal data. As a result, education providers such…
-
-
Three reasons why ransomware attackers target the education sector
Multiple warnings have been issued this year from the UK government outlining the growing threat of ransomware to organisations and educational facilities across the country.…
-
International library services company struck by ransomware attack
Self-described as the largest distribution firm issuing books to libraries in the world, North Carolina-based enterprise Baker & Taylor was recently hit by a ransomware…
-
US student data exposed in attack
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) was recently the target a large-scale data breach resulting in the exposure of data belonging to around 60,000 staff members and…
-
Educational website services provider hit by ransomware
A leading international website services provider, FinalSite, recently suffered a dedicated ransomware attack. The malicious strike has result in disrupted access to thousands of school…
-
What ransomware infection vectors should educational authorities understand?
With a wealth of sensitive data retained on file, local educational authorities (LEAs), just like local councils, are a prime target for certain cybercriminal operations.…
-
API flaw exposes sensitive student data
Around 400,000 German student records were recently exposed due to a flaw in an application programming interface (API).
-
Six UK schools struck by ransomware attack
Six individual schools located on England’s Isle of Wight, as well as the umbrella organisation they operate under have been hit by a targeted ransomware…
-
UK education charity disrupted by ransomware
The Harris Federation, a not-for-profit educational trust, recently suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in its email servers and dedicated IT systems being
-
Student data exposed following ransomware attack
A cybercriminal has published the personal data of students, after a school district refused to give in to blackmail attempts made via a ransomware attack.