HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – As students across the Tennessee Valley return to the classroom, many are using district devices for school work. A local cyber-security risk management company says parents need to be aware of the ever-present threat of hackers online.
In the 2020-2021 school year two North Alabama school systems Huntsville City Schools and Madison City Schools experienced cyber-attacks. As kids start logging on to district devices this year, the door to threats is wide open
Gray Analytics says as children connect school devices to various networks there are ways to mitigate risks of cyber hacking or ransomware attacks.
“Any device you have that’s connected to the internet which is basically everything… Is at risk of cyberattack,” explains Gray Analytics Business Operations Vice President Jennifer Elwell.
Up-to-date malware and anti-virus can be the first layer of protection but parents also need to educate their kids about ‘cyber hygiene’.
“If your child doesn’t understand basic cybersecurity principles like not clicking on links if you don’t know where it leads, they could accidentally be the way a cybercriminal gets access to the…
