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Ransomware Attacks on Schools: 'Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels' Stop Online Learning

SecureWorld News

"We talked about the possibility of waiting to the end of school, but our IT folks said, just like any other infection, the longer you let it go the worse it is going to get," said Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Larry Teixeira. It holds student demographics along with attendance.

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New Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace

Krebs on Security

i-SOON’s “business services” webpage states that the company’s offerings include public security, anti-fraud, blockchain forensics, enterprise security solutions, and training. ” The National Cybersecurity Strategy issued by the White House last year singles out China as the single biggest cyber threat to U.S.