“Calling on all internet users: Protect yourself and your devices!” This is the message from the Biden Administration to all school and government organizations amidst persistent and malicious cyber threats. The U.S. joined Australia, India and Japan in the Quad Cyber Challenge, a resource-sharing initiative to raise awareness around cyber threats against education and government institutions. The announcement comes at a time when the education sector is the single-most targeted industry for cyberattacks. “When it comes to ransomware operations, organizations with sensitive data and critical operations are key targets, as these two factors put significant pressure on victims to pay the ransom demand to restore operations and ensure their data isn’t exposed,” said Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager at the Center for Internet Security (CIS) TJ Sayers in a recent interview with District Administration.
