Tag: education
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Lincoln College Shuts Permanently After Ransomware Attack
- by Connor McBean
- Industry News
After 157 years in existence, Lincoln College in the US to close its doors permanently after failing to recover from devastating ransomware attack Read via Silicon.co.uk
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Ransomware Attacks Cost Universities Over £2m
- by Connor McBean
- Advent IM News
The UK’s education sector continues to be hit by spiraling ransomware attacks, which can cost affected organizations in excess of £2m per incident, according to a new Jisc report. Read via Info Sec Magazine
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Pearson to pay $1M fine for misleading investors about 2018 data breach
- by Connor McBean
- Industry News
Pearson, a London-based publishing and education giant that provides software to schools and universities has agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that it misled investors about a 2018 data breach resulting in the theft of millions of student records. Read via Tech Crunch
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School cyber-attack affects 40,000 pupils’ email
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A ransomware attack on multiple schools has left 37,000 pupils unable to access their email. Read via BBC News.
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Cyberattack shuts down online learning at 15 UK schools
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The cyberattack also took email, phone, and website communication offline. Read via ZDNet.
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Universities Attacked by Phishing Campaign
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Universities and colleges around the world are being targeted by a new phishing campaign, according to fresh research published by RiskIQ. Among the educational establishments to be hit by the Shadow Academy campaign are Louisiana State University (LSU) in the United States and Oxford, Brighton, and Wolverhampton Universities in the United Kingdom.
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College cyberattacks on the rise
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Exclusive: Cyberattacks hit over 100 a month – and are becoming sophisticated and causing more disruption than ever, warns Jisc Read here.
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Whitepaper: Red Teaming in Education
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog Advent IM News
Thank you to Peter Daniel, Security Consultant for this latest whitepaper looking at red teaming exercises in the education sector. You can access it without registration here.
Read MoreGDPR for Schools – 9 steps to help you
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
New Whitepapers added to the Website…
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Go to the Advent IM Website for FREE downloads of these and other Whitepapers from Advent IM specialists Security in Independent Education Sector – this whitepaper discusses some of the challenges and threats that Independent Education facilities need to consider along with some advice and guidance Security for SMEs – this whitepaper looks at […]
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