Mará Rose Williams: reports: A recent hack of University of Kansas professors’ personal information has faculty worried that an easily accessible hacking tool could have students tampering with private data on campuses everywhere. The KU hacker was an engineering student who used a keystroke logger to pry into professors’ computers and change all his failing…
Category: Education Sector
Poor security blamed after school surveillance images broadcast on Russian site
So yeah, I’d say this is pretty bad. Cassie Williams reports: Security protocols on surveillance cameras at a Cape Breton school remain out of date, months after images of its students were unintentionally broadcast on the internet, Nova Scotia’s privacy commissioner Catherine Tully says. Tully’s report on the matter found there were “inadequate passwords and insufficient…
U.S. Education Dept. responds to TheDarkOverlord attacks with new cyber advisory
It’s gratifying when advocacy efforts have an impact. Last week, this blogger spent a good amount of time talking with Kathleen Styles, Chief Privacy Officer of the U.S. Education Department. We discussed the TheDarkOverlord attacks on the education sector and I had urged the Department to try to warn schools how to better protect themselves. I…
UK: University of East Anglia not punished over data breach
BBC reports: A university that mistakenly emailed sensitive personal information about students to hundreds of undergraduates will face no further action. Details of health problems, family bereavements and personal issues were sent by the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich to 298 students. The Information Commissioner’s Office said no regulatory action was needed. Read…
Cybercrime Targeting Higher Education: What Needs To Be Done
Sue Smith reports: Logicalis US, an international business IT solution provider, shared important insights this week about how cybercriminals are targeting colleges and universities, plus advice on four ways these institutions can strengthen their cybersecurity programs. Over the past 10 years, we have reported on countless retailers, credit bureaus, insurance companies and other businesses hit…
Cabrillo College issues notice of data breach to 28,000 students
Mary Coleman reports: Thousands of students at Cabrillo college received a notice of a data breach yesterday. Today, Cabrillo Community College tells us that it is addressing a security incident involving personal information of certain students. Cabrillo is notifying the potentially affected individuals to explain the incident, the responsive measures Cabrillo has taken, and steps the…