In recent times, education institutions have experienced a huge shift towards digitisation. Remote learning has reshaped how schools and universities approach teaching and the quick fixes that were put in place at the start of the pandemic have been incorporated into everyday learning. But this rapid transition has left many institutions managing increasingly complex IT environments and significant security threats that need to be addressed. These heightened security threats have been particularly acute for the education sector and the recent Government Cyber Security Strategy highlights the need for the whole of the public sector to be resilient to known vulnerabilities and attack methods over the coming years.
With the rise of remote learning, more and more students have been logging on from living rooms and kitchens – education providers’ networks have been exposed to a wealth of potential problems: from the use of new devices to unsecure wi-fi networks and open-source technologies. As a result, education providers are exposed to more vulnerabilities, which their…
