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School Cyberattack Aftermath: What Happens to Kids' Data?

SecureWorld News

Other children had been successfully signed up for an electric company account. I figured they [the school district] had firewalls and things of that nature. For instance, a Wildworks game Animal Jam was breached , and hackers stole information from more than 46 million accounts in November 2020.

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How MFA and Cyber Liability Insurance Effectively Manage Risk in Higher Education

Duo's Security Blog

Recently, while co-hosting a webinar that kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a panelist commented that cybersecurity and privacy are team sports on a campus, much like our athletic teams. The use of phishing to take over user accounts as a first step to gain access to a campus for a ransomware attack has been making the headlines.

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Ransomware Prevention, Detection, and Simulation

NetSpi Executives

Attempt access to file and SQL servers with privileged accounts. Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance. Should I get a ransomware cyber insurance policy? Many organizations have used cyber insurance to recover from ransomware attacks.