Before the Internet, all education was delivered face-to-face. You went to university or college and attended classes and exams in person. There were no PINs, no passwords and no one time access codes. With the evolution of the Internet, all aspects of our lives changed, from education to shopping and travel – you name it, it went online.
However, along with this wholesale shift to online services comes the inevitable explosion in online fraud, security threats and identity theft. While online identity fraud problem used to be primarily a problem for businesses, the move online spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic exposes educational institutions - such as universities and healthcare providers - to greater risk of fraud as well.