threat updates
UK
Swindon College advised that its
network system had been subject to
a cyberattack which resulted in the
unauthorised access to the personal
data of staff, some former staff,
students/apprentices and some
former students and apprentices.
The matter was reported to the
Information Commissioner’s Office
and the National Crime Agency
for investigation.
The college advised anyone who
might have been affected to take
precautions to protect their identity
and avoid fraud.
GLOBAL
EfficientIP revealed the education sector is one of the most
heavily targeted industries by cyberattacks in its 2019 Global
DNS Threat Report.
Research by EfficientIP and IDC found 86% of education sector
respondents experienced under the radar Domain Name System
(DNS) attacks in the past year, the second-highest across all
sectors after government.
Surveying 900 security experts from nine countries across North
America, Europe and Asia, the report found the education sector
is failing to invest in its own security. Organisations suffered on
average of 11 attacks last year, each costing US$670,000 –
resulting in an annual toll of US$7,370,000.
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