Written by: Kristal Kuykendall Published by: Campus Technology MBA News Digest Comment: Should GME programs contingency plan for malware and ransomware attacks or should they leave contingency planning to campus IT or B-School IT? Extracted Content: A new Internet Security Report from global network security and intelligence provider WatchGuard Technologies found that endpoint malware and … [Read more...] about Report: Endpoint Malware and Ransomware in First Three Quarters of 2021 Topped All of 2020
Finalsite Ransomware Attack Disrupts College Websites
Written by: Suzanne Smalley Published by: Inside Higher Ed MBA News Digest Comment: How prepared are GME program leaders for a ransomware attack that disrupts their operations? Extracted Content: The websites of about 5,000 institutions, including high schools and colleges, were down last week in the wake of a ransomware attack on Finalsite, which makes software for websites. Cybercriminals … [Read more...] about Finalsite Ransomware Attack Disrupts College Websites
Ransomware: Sharp rise in attacks against universities as learning goes online
Written by: Danny Palmer Published by: ZDNet MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The number of ransomware attacks targeting universities has doubled over the past year and the cost of ransomware demands is going up as information security teams struggle to fight off cyberattacks. Analysis of ransomware campaigns against higher education found that attacks against universities … [Read more...] about Ransomware: Sharp rise in attacks against universities as learning goes online