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Tag: Education
The Ransomware Threat: Preparing Schools and Libraries for Ransomware Attacks
February 27, 2025 | Sarah Manley
Ransomware attacks have emerged as a significant threat to educational institutions. Cybercriminals encrypt sensitive data and demand payment for its release, severely disrupting school operations and leading to exorbitant recovery costs for districts. With ransomware tactics continually evolving, the security of the entire U.S. education system is at risk. Ransomware attacks have been increasing exponentially for K-12 schools due… Read more →
What educational institutions need to do to protect themselves from cyber threats
March 30, 2021 | Nahla Davies
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Educational institutions are reaping the many benefits and new possibilities offered by online learning, but these new methods of educational instruction come with serious cyber security concerns. These institutions are also a prime focus for hackers because they often host a lot of sensitive data about teachers and students. Furthermore,… Read more →
Education, certifications, and cybersecurity
January 21, 2021 | Jason Lawrence
The question of cybersecurity certifications comes up very frequently on discussion boards. What is the best certificate to get? Is a college degree better for getting a cybersecurity role? What education or skills are needed for various cybersecurity roles? And many, many more. In this post, I'll try to clarify some of these questions… Read more →
Where Do Cybersecurity Professionals Come From?
May 31, 2018 | Pete Herzog
When a momma cybersecurity professional and a papa cybersecurity professional love each other very much they hug each other in a special way to help each other make little cybersecurity professionals. If only it were so easy we wouldn’t have nearly 2.2 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs on the horizon. We wouldn’t have millions of kids struggling with… Read more →