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Education nightmare is already here

Caute_cautim — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:04:46 GMT

Hi All

Apparent the biggest nightmare for the education sector is already here, there is a lot of support, but obviously needs more attention and education.

https://www.educationnext.org/our-biggest-nightmare-is-here-cyberattacks-targeting-school-districts-how-can-schools-respond-data-secure/

Regards

Caute_Cautim

Re: Education nightmare is already here

noel — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:05:42 GMT

Our local city school system was hit by a ransomware attack in late 2020. Because of the dependence on distance learning technologies, the entire school system was closed down for a week.

https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/newscenter/important-cybersecurity-notice

Fortunately, we have a high concentration of (ISC)² members in our area and volunteers were able to coordinate with the school system and third-party providers to respond and recover operations in an amazingly quick manner, and help secure operations for the future.

Very proud of our members. I really need to do a write-up on it at some point.

Re: Education nightmare is already here

JohnR — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:21:51 GMT

Thanks for sharing. This caught my eye because I'm doing a little academic research on a related topic, ransomware attacks on non-profits, particularly public libraries. If anyone has any resources, articles or subject matter experts to recommend, please do.

Re: Education nightmare is already here

AndreaMoore — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:18:03 GMT

@noel Wow. What a great thing the (ISC)2 members did for the students. It takes a village!

I'd like to hear more about this and feature this story! I'll reach out to you.