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Professor teaching at a college - Hackers and Schools

Why Hackers Go After Educational Institutions

Posted on October 1, 2019

Last week, we showed that ransomware attacks were on the rise and discussed how municipalities need to be aware that they are a prime target. Kelly Sheridan of DarkReading shed additional light on the subject. Sheridan cites a study by the cloud-security firm, Armor, which has tracked nearly 200 publicly disclosed ransomware...

Ransomware: Preparing for an Attack

Posted on August 13, 2019

Last week we talked about how the vulnerability is the target, and that remains true. Of course, once someone has hacked your system and has found a way in, it might become a different story. For example, most ransomware is randomly targeted, and nets between $17,000 and $500,000 per attack,...