41% of higher education cybersecurity incidents and breaches were caused by social engineering attacks. Cyber security attacks are on the rise and have become increasingly sophisticated. More and more businesses, individuals and organisations are reporting cyber security breaches. This rise in attacks has led to an increase in cyber security experts. However, educational institutions have been particularly vulnerable. Most educational institutions have to create their digital services from scratch and that makes them easy targets for cyber security attacks. This blog will take a look at the different techniques and tools used in cyber security attacks and how educational institutions can combat these assaults.
Educational institutions are particularly vulnerable to cyber security assaults since many educational organisations had to create their digital services in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, which left them with no other choice. In addition to having a large number of users linked to a single shared network, such organisations also keep a lot of personal and important data.
The most popular and widely used form of communication in educational institutions is still email. Due to the fact that even the strongest filters can malfunction and that phishing emails won’t be identified as spam, phishing continues to be the top cyber security issue for the educational sector.
What are the challenges that the education sector is facing today?
- Unsecure wireless connection
- Wireless routers
- Social media usage
- Increase in e-learning tools
- Lack of resources
- Teachers awareness lack
- Students awareness lack
- Lack of cyber security policies
The study program should include lessons on cyber security. As a result, youth will become more aware of digital environments, protecting them from risks like identity theft, credential theft, cyberbullying, psychological online manipulation, falling for phishing scams, and digital privacy. Students will be equipped for the digital age in this way.
What measures can be taken towards the cyber security risks?
Educational institutions have the slowest recovery time from cyber attacks. That is why it is easier to prevent than to recover.
We suggest:
Raising cyber security awareness at schools
Sufficient training among teachers
Cyber security study curriculum for students
Cyber hygiene
We hope you enjoyed our article about protecting the relation between educational institutions and cyber attacks. It is important to protect the youth from cyber attacks in order to keep their digital communication safe. With users and data growing rapidly, protecting your organisation from cyber attacks is a top priority. We are always looking for ways to improve our security and will continue to do so.
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