According to a recent report from CISA, aggressive hacking tactics by threat actors are increasing in frequency and complexity against K-12 classrooms and higher education institutions.
Cyber attacks on public schools are becoming more common and more severe every year. Between 2020 and 2021, more than 56 percent of K-12 education organizations suffered ransomware…
It’s something no teacher or administrator wants to think about, but what if one of your students is showing an interest in computer hacking? Teachers--sometimes more than parents--can…
A new, disturbing pattern has cropped back up that is reminiscent of some nasty behavior from the early days of Internet nefarious exploits: targeting schools and students and…
One of the bright spots at this year’s International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference has been how many developers are not just iterating on the tried-and-true…
Almost immediately after receiving their new school-issued iPads this fall, students in Indiana and in California (and probably elsewhere) managed to bypass the security on the devices, “hacking”…
Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans.…
Students at a top public high school in Potomac, Md., hacked into the school's computer system and changed class grades, and officials are investigating how widespread the damage…