Education sector poorly prepared for cyberthreats

Data is a vital resource in the education sector and increasingly schools and colleges store information in digital form. Digital technology is also moving into the classroom, but of course all this comes with greater risk. Yet according to new research from security rating service Security Scorecard, across 17 industries in the US education comes second to last in terms of total cybersecurity. According to the report education performs poorly in several key areas of cybersecurity. It also shows that hackers have become increasingly adept at stealing school and student data, but the education industry is no better prepared to… [Continue Reading]