Kayla J. Dunn reports:
Schools have a lot of information — and not just the educational kind.
Social security numbers, addresses, staff members’ banking information, the list goes on. That data is stored digitally, and schools are increasingly a prime target for cybercriminals seeking to steal the sensitive information.
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A 2022 report on cybersecurity attacks in public schools found that the number of attacks on schools is perhaps 10 to 20 times more than evidence suggests, as many attacks go undiscovered or unreported. To help quell the attacks, CISA began partnering with K-12 schools this year to provide cybersecurity help free of charge.
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