As is the case with any industry, more technology means more sensitive data stored in online environments, making safeguarding sensitive data, and maintaining privacy more of a priority than ever. As students and teachers increasingly rely on education-specific devices and applications, those users and organizations become more of a target for hackers. 

Reeds Spring School District discovered in late September that threat actors had gained access to files between April 26, 2023 and May 18, 2023. 

Why are underfunded organizations like schools targets of cyberattacks? Simply put, schools are low-hanging cyber fruit and there are a lot of them.

The growing significance of cybercrime and the deficit of cybersecurity workforce fuel the launch of the Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute.

 The White House has announced steps for providing various resources for K-12 schools to update their cybersecurity practices and report incidents.

A recent report by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) analyzed the cybersecurity priorities of education technology (EdTech) leaders. 

Gurvinder Rekhi was hired as the University of Dayton VP and CIO. Rekhi joins the university with more than 25 years of IT and leadership experience.

Education technology provider Edmodo received an order from the FTC for collecting children's personal data without proper parental consent.

David Shaw has joined Transact Campus as CISO. Shaw has experience in identity & access management, regulatory compliance and incident response.

A Minneapolis school district is still dealing with ramifications after being the victim of a ransomware attack earlier this year. Security leaders share their thoughts.