All you need to know from the expert.
Cyber risk in the education sector – A threat to safe haven
What is common between Stanford, Yale, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, National University of Singapore, University College of London, other than the fact that they are the most sought after destinations for students and corporate alike? Well, they have all been victims of cyber attacks in the recent past. These institutions represent the creme de la creme of the education ecosystem and, as such, do present themselves as a desirable target for attackers. While these are more prominent universities and any attacks on them do grab the headlines, what gets missed out is that the entire sector from K-12 to the universities is an attractive target for the hackers.
For a very long time, universities always felt that they were not an attractive target for the attackers because they did not have any valuable information to go after. However, the spate of attacks on the sector offers a fascinating insight into why they were targeted.
All you need to know from the expert Pankit Desai, Co-founder & CEO, Sequretek.
- Student information: As part of the admission process, universities…
