As educational facilities return to the new normal, it is important to update cyber and physical security defences to protect learners in a new environment
As educational institutions return to normal it is important to highlight some of the biggest security risks that the sector is facing. One of the biggest being cybersecurity, as a lot of work will continue to be communicated and completed online.
A major priority for educational institutions is defending networks from intrusion and protecting the personal information of students, alumni and employees. Why do school administrators and educators need to know this? Because schools of all kinds – from primary through secondary and higher education — now have databases full of personal information about faculty, staff, and students. To cyber criminals, who are not fussy about whose data they steal, these repositories of personal data make an appealing target.
An additional priority is meeting the auditing and reporting mandates for a potential patchwork of federal and state privacy laws. The key for educational…
