Are schools prone to cyberattack? According to the article Cybersecurity: One in five schools says students have broken into computer systems indicate not so much. Lots of statistical data in this article. I’m not sure in which country this article is based under, but I do remember the email and phone call from Valley College talking about their ransomware attack.
- Are schools next in the cyber race? Jamnuary 4, 2017
- An update on the school situation with ransomware January 6, 2017
If this is any indication, we’re going to be in for more problems later on. I am sure that there has been coverage through the years on smaller schools being attacked by ransomware and other cybersecurity threats, and a search on ransomware or school cybersecurity threats can provide tons of coverage.
Of course, if only 430 schools were surveyed in this article outside the states, what about in the states itself? Should we be concerned about this? Thoughts?
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