Author: By Dr. Yuvraj Verma, Jefferson County Schools

Key points: School cybersecurity audits don’t have to be stressful. If you know what to expect, you can be well prepared and set yourself up for future success. The effort put into the first audit will also pay dividends in the future–once the first audit has been completed, subsequent audits … Read More

Key points: When considering industries such as finance or healthcare, the potential for sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands is a common concern. These sectors are prime targets for cybercriminals due to the financial and personal information they store. But there is another critical area often overlooked in … Read More

Key points: K-12 school districts are becoming an increasingly popular target of ransomware operations and other cyber threat actors. Ransomware attacks alone targeted 108 U.S. school districts in 2023–more than double the 45 attacked in 2022. Just as the 2024 school year was about to start, a ransomware attack shut … Read More

Key points: In its 2024 threat assessment report, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security declared K-12 school districts “a near constant ransomware target.” The report attributed this alarming trend to budget constraints within school IT departments, insufficient dedicated cybersecurity resources, and the troubling success cybercriminals have had in persuading schools … Read More

Key points: The education sector is facing a growing and multiplying menace: a surge in cyberattacks by ransomware groups that are leveraging generative artificial intelligence and other sophisticated tools. Recently, a software provider was the target of a data breach that affected K-12 school districts across the U.S. As a … Read More

Key points: Technological innovations have always been a vital aspect of education, with today’s classrooms coming a long way from chalkboards and overhead projectors to the latest in cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Network infrastructure is at the heart of these modern technologies, enabling the resources … Read More

Key points: When considering industries such as finance or healthcare, the potential for sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands is a common concern. These sectors are prime targets for cybercriminals due to the financial and personal information they store. But there is another critical area often overlooked in … Read More