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“Cybersecurity incident” sounds mild, almost bureaucratic. Almost quaint. But in a school system, it means student privacy can vanish in a single breach. Grades, health records, counseling support, discipline files, and other personal details can spill far beyond school walls. That ain’t quaint. Cyber insurance is now a key part of how schools handle cybersecurity … Read more
If you hear “AI Education,” what do you think? Cheating and diminished learning, but a new report raises another issue: cybersecurity. We’ve reported on this issue and the critical role schools play. Keeper Security’s “AI in Schools: Balancing Adoption With Risk” follows that with a clear warning. AI sits in classrooms. Defenses lag. The report … Read more
States Step Up on School Cybersecurity as Attacks Surge – K-12 schools across the U.S. face mounting cyber threats. Like businesses, they face an onslaught of ransomware, phishing, and data breaches that disrupt classrooms and community services. A new report highlights how states are moving to close the security gap. School Cyberattacks – A Breach … Read more
Understanding Cyber Risk Pooling in the Public Sector More and more public-entity risk pools are being formed to facilitate the purchase of cyber insurance policies. Analysis from KYND, a provider of cyber risk technology that “transforms complex cyber risk data into clear, actionable insights” outlines three primary data management obstacles being experienced by risk pools, … Read more
If you think critical infrastructure, what springs to mind? Probably transportation, energy, or healthcare—systems that, when disrupted, can cripple our daily lives as well as the broader economy. We rightfully worry about this. We defend against cyberattacks such as ransomware shutting down hospitals, DDoS attacks disrupting financial institutions, data breaches compromising sensitive information, attacks disabling … Read more