Highereddive – Cyberattacks keep targetting colleges.
“Cyberattacks on colleges and universities have been increasing over the years, but the pandemic ushered in a new era of urgency. The attacks pose not just financial risks but also operational risk, …. During the first quarter of 2021, the education sector accounted for nearly 10% of globally reported cyberattacks, …”
The Journal – Education sector sees massive surge in intrusions.
“… it takes an intruder significantly less time to begin moving into other systems on the network once they’ve made the initial breach — now just 1 hour and 32 minutes, down from four hours and 37 minutes …”
Mighty Gadget – What businesses should know about encryption
“Education: This is one where you might not think about cybersecurity as much, but if you have a business involving education, you need to protect people’s private information.”
Securityboulevard – Online Ed is the New Corporate Threat Vector
“Schools are popular targets because they often lack the resources and personnel to focus on strengthening cybersecurity; educational institutions also tend to use older and outdated systems for which patching is difficult.”
ZDNET – Cyberattack on UK university knocks out online learning, Teams and Zoom
“In recent incidents affecting the education sector, ransomware has led to the loss of student coursework, school financial records, as well as data relating to COVID-19 testing,” the agency said.
CBS – Stanford, University Of California Targeted In Widespread Ransomware Cyber Attack
“The cybersecurity attack targeted a vulnerability in Accellion, a third-party vendor that is used to securely transfer files.”
Knack – Digitale examens en buitensporige controle: de webcam als ongenode gast
“‘Er bestaan een hele reeks alternatieven om, zelfs vanop afstand, goed examen af te nemen én het valsspelen in te dijken’, schrijven vier docenten aan de VUB die een aantal vragen formuleren over de privacy van studenten bij het afnemen van digitale examens.”
VRTNWS – Universiteit Antwerpen verbiedt applicatie Zoom: “Kans op hacking is te groot”
“Het is al een tijdje bekend dat het niet de meest veilige app is”, zegt Peter De Meyer, woordvoerder van de UA. “Het kan blijkbaar gebeuren dat er tijdens gesprekken uit het niets pornografisch materiaal verschijnt. Er zijn via Zoom ook al computers gehackt en paswoorden gestolen. Dat gebeurde niet bij ons, maar we willen […]
Nakedsecurity – Two schoolkids sue Google for collecting biometrics
“In order to use those apps, the kids had to speak into the laptop’s audio recording device so Google could record their voices, and they had to look into the laptop’s camera so Google could scan their faces.”
Bruzz – Kunstinstelling LUCA aangevallen door cybercriminelen
“De kunstinstelling vreest voor een virtuele aanval met ransomware, waardoor gegevens op het netwerk geblokkeerd zouden zijn. De cybercrimineel eist bij een geslaagde infectie traditioneel geld om die gegevens opnieuw vrij te maken.”