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Do cyber regulations actually make K–12 schools safer? Navigating compliance while securing school and student data

Malwarebytes

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) found that K–12 cyberattacks more than tripled over the pandemic, from 400 reported incidents in 2018 to over 1,300 in 2021. While students have long since returned to the classroom, digital platforms for instruction, collaboration, and homework continue as a mainstay.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Employees should be trained not to double-click on executable files with a.exe extension. Ensuring that extensions are always displayed can go a long way to countering that kind of threat.