Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes: In a 2019 post about increasing cyber risks in K-12 schools, we cited a report, “The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2018 Year in Review,” that contained sobering information about cybersecurity in local school districts across the country. According to that report, in 2018, there were 122 publicly-disclosed cybersecurity incidents…
Category: Education Sector
Biden Administration Launches Effort To Defend Schools From Hackers
Eric Geller reports: The Biden administration will host a gathering on Monday to shine a spotlight on a community that urgently needs cybersecurity aid: America’s K-12 schools. School leaders, federal officials and technology executives will convene at the White House to discuss the importance of improving schools’ digital security to prevent hackers from shutting down…
Massive data breach could impact many who attended or worked for public schools in Colorado
Tony Keith reports: A news release issued by the Colorado Department of Higher Education is notifying the public of a “data incident.” KKTV 11 News is working to learn more about the situation, but the release reads as follows: The Colorado Department of Higher Education (“CDHE”) is providing notice of a cybersecurity incident that may…
Parents, students are baffled by letters confirming Crown Point school network breach months ago
Megan Hickey reports that there is finally a notification letter, of sorts, to parents about a network breach in November. In April, Indiana media had been reporting that the parents and community still had not been told what had happened. After a massive network breach temporarily closed schools in Crown Point, Indiana last fall, we are finally…
Gallivan notifies University of Guelph students of Fortra breach 4 months later
Daniel Caudle reports: The provider of health, dental, and wellness benefits at the University of Guelph (U of G) has begun notifying students of a data breach which included access to personal information. A post on the Central Student Association’s website says Gallivan, the provider of those plans, began sending notifications via email this week. CTV News…
School Accreditation Organization Data Breach Exposed Sensitive Information on Students, Parents, and Teachers Online
Seen on WebsitePlanet: Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to WebsitePlanet a non-password protected database that contained 680k records. Upon further investigation, it was identified that these records were related to educational institutions. Documents inside the database suggested that it belonged to the Southern Association of Independent Schools, Inc (SAIS). In my many years as…