Chenin Burnett-Doering reports: Computers were allegedly stolen from the PCC [Pasadena City College] Faculty Association office as well as from the office of its President, Roger Marheine over spring break. Marheine was upset to learn about the theft. “In both cases a ‘master key’ was used, as there was no sign of forced entry. Thus,…
Category: Education Sector
Defending the Digital Gates: Universities and Cyber Security
Kevin Lizarazo writes: More than a year and a half ago, in a computer lab in Stony Brook University, Peter Yeh and his friend sat down at their terminals with one goal: to hack into a computer system. The target was the school’s SOLAR System, a web-based service for students and faculty to manage their…
UK: School in Oldham breaches Data Protection Act
Freehold Community School in Oldham has been found in breach of the Data Protection Act after the theft of an unencrypted laptop from a teacher’s car, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The laptop contained personal information relating to 90 pupils at the school. The school reported the breach to the ICO in January…
Hackers may have accessed more than 25,000 South Carolina students’ personal info
The identity of thousands of students and teachers has potentially been compromised after officials with the Lancaster County School District say a hacker was able to access their system. According to school officials, the hackers were able to hack into the district’s system by monitoring district computers and capturing keystrokes to get passwords. Those passwords…
OH: COTC students’ personal information left unsecured
Jessie Balmert reports: An error sent more that 600 Central Ohio Technical College students’ personal information to storage at Apple Tree Auction Center, where they were left unsecured for less than 24 hours. On March 10, the Student Records Management Office was moving to another location in the same building when an enclosed file cabinet…
UK: Norwich college dumps students’ files in skip
Ben Woods reports: Piles of documents revealing student names, photographs, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and some files exposing sensitive medical information, were found in bin bags at City College. An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found the college on Ipswich Road had adequate procedures and policies for dealing with personal information,…