Saturday, August 15, 2020

Cybersecurity experts warn of more attacks in online learning environment - Kristine Harrington, Arizona Family

As Arizona students settle in for a new year of online learning, cybersecurity experts warn the risk of identity and data theft has increased.] As Arizona students settle in for a new year of online learning, cybersecurity experts warn the risk of identity and data theft has increased. “Anytime there is a crisis like we have right now with the COVID-19 pandemic malicious actors will take advantage,” said Doug Levin, president of the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center, which has tracked some 900 cyber-attacks on school districts since 20-16. “That ranges from phishing attacks, data breaches, ransomware incidents, and other sorts of things." Levin expects to see more cybercrimes with more students attending school online.
https://www.azfamily.com/news/arizona_schools/cybersecurity-experts-warn-of-more-attacks-in-online-learning-environment/article_847afa36-d6a8-11ea-9839-a32b4471460d.html