St Mel School, a Catholic academy of the LA Archdioceses for kindergarten through 8th Grade students has partnered with California-based tech company, Heed Consulting Group, to take on the responsibility of Cyber Risk Management and IT Support.
The partnership enhances the school’s cybersecurity awareness with Heed, bringing to the table years of experience, expertise, and success in preventing cybercrimes.
As more schools adopt online classes due to the pandemic, cyber-attacks are prone to increase. In one of the most recent cyberattacks on schools, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, one of the country’s largest school districts, was attacked during the first week of classes. The hackers successfully exfiltrated student, staff, and faculty data from the network. As proof, the group uploaded about 2% of the data they stole and demanded payment to restore the systems and the data.
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Such cyber incidents are a colossal dent to a school’s reputation as it leads to a whirlwind of students’ mass exodus. As a solution, Heed Consulting Group is fighting…
