LSUA The Cyber Security Threat to Education Educational organizations make favorable targets for threat actors hoping to exploit their device-laden networks and masses of sensitive data, while the size of the student body increases the chance of network users inadvertently opening up vulnerabilities. “Security concerns in higher education are widespread. We had daily concerns about email phishing, student data privacy, and malware,” said Richard Robinson, Network Administrator at LSUA. The greatest of these concerns was ransomware, which has increasingly targeted educational institutions in recent years. The impact of a successful attack – from the potential ransom payment itself to the disruption caused by network shutdowns – could be devastating. The security team had alread

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