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Schools and Colleges Emerges as a Prime Target for Threat Actors

Schools and Colleges Emerges as a Prime Target for Threat Actors

Educational institutions face increasing cyber attacks, becoming the third-most targeted sector in Q2 2024, particularly by nation-state actors. Over 71% of UK secondary schools and 97% of universities experienced significant breaches. Vulnerabilities include extensive networks and limited security resources, leading to estimated losses of $2.5 billion in downtime due to sophisticated attacks utilizing evasion techniques and process injection methods.

Source: cybersecuritynews.com –

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