No summer break for cybercrime: Why educational institutions need better cyber resilience

The education system isn’t equipped to handle today’s cyberthreats. I’m not just talking about cybersecurity education in schools shaping the technical workforce of the future – America’s schools themselves are prime targets for cybercrime today. In fact, according to some reports, attacks – from ransomware and phishing, to denial-of-service and more – on these institutions are growing each year. Support on the federal and state level, like stimulus to help schools upgrade their hardware and … More → The post No summer break for cybercrime: Why educational institutions need better cyber resilience appeared first on Help Net Security.
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