Though government officials are increasingly urging organizations to not pay a ransom following a successful cyberattack, the majority of parents want their child’s school to pay the ransom in the event of the attack.
As the school year gets underway, the K-12 Cybersecurity Act passed in the Senate.
Two Georgia colleges have announced a new initiative intended to help strengthen the cybersecurity workforce.
A new survey found that a majority of teachers (77 percent) believe technology will help them be more effective post-pandemic.
Loyola University Maryland received a $54,852 grant from the Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation to expand outdoor WiFi service for its main Evergreen campus, expanding learning beyond university buildings.
After falling victim to a successful cyberattack, Judson Independent School District in Texas confirmed that it paid a $547,045.61 ransom to “protect sensitive, identifiable information from being published on the dark web.”
During its annual cybersecurity inspection, the University of Kentucky (UK) discovered a website vulnerability that allowed an unauthorized individual to likely acquire a copy of a College of Education database. As a result of the vulnerability, UK has pledged to add additional security measures.
The Toombs County School District, Ga., has launched a new digital learning platform ahead of the new school year. The school district partnered with Discovery Education to provide K-12 teachers and students access to a digital learning platform that provides access to resources in all subjects at home and in the classroom.
In a move to save its students money, SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), in New York State, is launching an online bookstore to serve its nearly 3,000 students.
The House Committee on Homeland Security approved two cybersecurity-focused bills – the K-12 Cybersecurity Act and the DHS Software Supply Chain Risk Management Act of 2021 – during a markup on July 28. The two bills will now head to the full House for consideration.
