It’s gotten so bad that’s it’s at the top of the national news. Recent CBS News coverage of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency’s alerts makes it clear: K-12 schools are clearly in the cross-hairs as targets for ransomware attacks. And it doesn’t stop at K-12. The total reported count for 2020 ransomware attacks was 1,681,… Read more »
Read the ArticleIn early February, ransomware brought Central Piedmont Community College, a 50,000 student college in North Carolina, to a standstill. The attacks disabled systems ranging from phone and email all the way to productivity apps and online learning tools. Although the college resumed classes a few days after the initial attack, it’s unclear whether data in… Read more »
Read the ArticleWe admit it. We’re complete news junkies when it comes to ransomware and cybersecurity. Of course, that’s really part of our jobs here at StorageCraft. But, after subscribing to far too many newsfeeds that frequently delivered irrelevant content, we decided it was time for a change. That’s why we created our new Ransomware News page…. Read more »
Read the ArticleSpurred by the global COVID-19 pandemic, remote teaching has become a standard part of just about every educator’s toolkit. Teachers worldwide have been forced to adapt their teaching styles. Schools have quickly adapted their curricula and rolled out remote learning tools that allow for online collaboration, interaction, document sharing, and much more. And, though many… Read more »
Read the ArticleCyberattackers are targeting educational institutions more frequently. In fact, ransomware was used to attack 966 government agencies, educational establishments, and healthcare providers in 2019 according to Emsisoft. These attacks potentially cost more than $7.5 billion. In one recent case, the University of Utah paid more than $450k to cyber scammers who used ransomware to lock up an… Read more »
Read the ArticleMore than 284 schools were hit by successful ransomware attacks between January 1 and April 18 of this year. That was before schools shut down across the country due to COVID-19. Responding to this crisis has forced schools to embrace distance learning, and it is quickly becoming the norm for educating our children during the… Read more »
Read the ArticleEvery organization must be concerned about ransomware attacks. According to Malwarebytes, users of their software saw a 363 percent year-over-year increase in ransomware attacks between the end of Q2 2018 and 2019. At one time, ransomware attacks focused on soft targets like individuals who don’t have security solutions or don’t understand how ransomware works. But… Read more »
Read the ArticleEducators have plenty on their hands these days without also having to worry about ransomware. Unfortunately, that’s one worry that isn’t going to go away anytime soon. More than 500 schools were hit by ransomware attacks through Q3 2019. These schools paid dearly, in either ransoms or the cost of rebuilding their data, wasting precious… Read more »
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