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Duo’s Data-Driven Defense: Combatting Cyber Threats in Higher Education

Duo's Security Blog

Duo has a long history of protecting students across universities and higher education institutions. Because Duo has such a large presence in the world of education, we can also spot trends in attack tactics and learn how to better secure your organization. But the importance of secure policies should not be ignored.

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Identity Threat Trends for Higher Education

Duo's Security Blog

As a new semester begins, we at Cisco Duo want to share some findings and trends pertaining to threat activity we have seen across higher education customers. Duo customers in the educational sector and beyond can take steps to secure their environments. What happened? What can Duo customers do to protect themselves?

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Educating Athletes about Cyber Risks: A Guide for Sports Agents

Security Boulevard

As sports agents, it’s paramount that we understand these risks and educate our athlete clients on how to protect themselves in the digital arena. This blog post, […] The post Educating Athletes about Cyber Risks: A Guide for Sports Agents appeared first on BlackCloak | Protect Your Digital Life™.

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Ransomware Targets Higher Education Institutions

Heimadal Security

Higher education institutions may be regarded as out-of-scope targets for ransomware operators, however, the trends show that things are quite the opposite. The post Ransomware Targets Higher Education Institutions appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Three distinct colleges have been hit with ransomware. Lincoln […].

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US Education Sector Attacked by Vice Society Ransomware

Heimadal Security

The US has recently been confronted with a threat actor named ‘Vice Society’, which has been using ransomware and extortion to attack the education sector around the world, with a focus on the United States. The post US Education Sector Attacked by Vice Society Ransomware appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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FritzFrog Botnet Is Back and Focuses on Education, Healthcare, and Government Entities

Heimadal Security

The FritzFrog botnet, which has been operative for more than two years, has reemerged with a concerning infection rate, having grodawn tenfold in just a month after compromising medical, education, and government systems via a vulnerable SSH server. The malware was noticed in August 2020 and is written in the Golang programming language.

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Developer Education: Learning to Secure Code on Demand

Security Boulevard

Before we talk about security education, let’s take a step back and look at what the vulnerability mitigation process might look like today. As such, we’ve launched ShiftLeft Educate, which is our context-sensitive, comprehensive offering designed to help developers learn the information they need when they need it. Some background.

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