Cyber attacks account for more than half of all incidents in education--all the more reason why school network security should be a top priority for IT leaders, according to a new report.

Education is still one of the sectors most at-risk for data breaches, as the Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report details.

"Education continues to be plagued by errors, social engineering, and inadequately secured email credentials," it notes. "With regard to incidents, DoS attacks account for over half of all incidents in education."

Of 382 incidents, 99 came with confirmed data disclosure. When known, the motives behind security...

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