Schneier on Security

MARCH 18, 2025

Hasegawa Daisuke Inoue, and Mitsuaki Akiyama: Abstract : In human factor fields such as human-computer interaction (HCI) and psychology, researchers have been concerned that participants mostly come from WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) countries.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 25, 2025

From ransomware attacks disrupting school systems to phishing scams targeting student credentials, educational institutions are prime targets for cybercriminals. Cybersecurity education is critical to protecting individual students and the vast, complex systems that support their learning.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2025

Giant education software provider PowerSchool reported that hackers using compromised credentials access a database and stole student and teacher data in an attack that the company said was not ransomware, though a ransom apparently was paid. Affected K-12 school districts are scrambling to alert parents and staffs.

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Education Ransomware Software Data privacy 115

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

INE Security , a leading provider of cybersecurity training and certifications, today shared its cybersecurity training for cyber hygiene practices for small businesses, underscoring the critical role of continuous education in safeguarding digital assets.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

Introduction of Classroom Manager comes during a pivotal moment for educators balancing effective classroom learning with decreasing student engagement ManagedMethods, the leading provider of Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance for K-12 school districts, today announces the launch of Classroom Manager, a.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Josh Renaud alerted Missouri education department officials that their website was exposing the Social Security numbers of more than 100,000 primary and secondary teachers in the state. Renaud found teachers’ SSNs were accessible in the HTML source code of some Missouri education department webpages.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

DOGE personnel are also reported to be feeding Education Department data into artificial intelligence software, and they have also started working at the Department of Energy. After that, Medicaid and Medicare records were compromised. Meanwhile, only partially redacted names of CIA employees were sent over an unclassified email account.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 30, 2021

My preference is that it goes to an educational institution, but will consider a corporate or personal home if that’s the only option available. It’s about 150 linear feet of books, conference proceedings, journals, and monographs — mostly from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.

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Education 363

Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Education and Workforce Development Public Core Resilience Supply Chain Security Measuring Cybersecurity Promoting Operational Collaboration. Lots of detail in the 70-page report.

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Cybersecurity Education Risk 355

The Hacker News

APRIL 26, 2025

Microsoft has revealed that a threat actor it tracks as Storm-1977 has conducted password spraying attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector over the past year.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2025

Education is key FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Mark Michalek stated: The best way to thwart these fraudsters is to educate people so they dont fall victim to these fraudsters in the first place. Obviously it also helps to have active anti-malware protection on your device and a browser extension that blocks malicious sites.

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Malware Adware Education Phishing 138

Schneier on Security

MAY 7, 2021

A new draft of an Australian educational curriculum proposes teaching children as young as five cybersecurity: The proposed curriculum aims to teach five-year-old children — an age at which Australian kids first attend school — not to share information such as date of birth or full names with strangers, and that they should consult parents (..)

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Cybersecurity Education Passwords 363

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2025

About the author: Salvatore Lombardo ( X @Slvlombardo ) Electronics engineer and Clusit member, for some time now, espousing the principle of conscious education, he has been writing for several online magazine on information security. Education improves awareness is his slogan.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 27, 2025

INE Security was also presented with 4 awards from Global InfoSec Awards at RSAC 2024 , including: Best Product – Cybersecurity Education for Enterprises Most Innovative – Cybersecurity Education for SMBs Publishers Choice – Cybersecurity Training Cutting Edge – Cybersecurity Training Videos Combined, these accolades highlight (..)

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

Protection via training, education Defending against these evolving threats requires more than just technology it demands well-trained personnel at all levels. Warn Healthcare leaders are urged to treat ongoing cyber education as mandatory continuing education, akin to medical training, to ingrain a culture of security mindfulness.

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Healthcare Penetration Testing Education Cyber threats 113

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in a Missouri state education website that exposed the Social Security numbers of 100,000 elementary and secondary teachers. On Wednesday, the St. In a press conference this morning, Missouri Gov. ” Missouri Gov.

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Education Computers and Electronics Hacking Media 334

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Detecting and Explaining Malware Promotion via App Promotion Graph Malware Detection Based on API Call Sequence Analysis: A Gated Recurrent Unit–Generative Adversarial Network Model Approach Not All Fun and Games: Lua Malware Targets Educational Sector and Student Gaming Engines Awaken Likho is awake: new techniques of an APT group Mind the (..)

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Malware DDOS Cryptocurrency Education 121

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Educate senior leadership: Educate senior leadership about the upcoming security risks of quantum computing. Establish a quantum-ready supply chain and stay informed: Form cooperative networks with data-sharing partners to transition smoothly and avoid security gaps.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 15, 2025

At Wyo Support, their mission is to empower businesses through exceptional IT expertise, cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions, and a strong commitment to education. They believe that education is the cornerstone of a secure and efficient digital environment.

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Education Healthcare Technology Financial Services 85

Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2025

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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Hacking Manufacturing Education Government 128

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“According to the indictment, Ptitsyn facilitated the worldwide use of a dangerous ransomware strain to target corporations and various organizations, including government agencies, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and critical infrastructure.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Chris Vickery, a California-based data security expert, told The Independent that it appears the department of education was “publishing data that it shouldn’t have been publishing. It was unclear how long the Social Security numbers had been vulnerable. […].

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We Live Security

APRIL 14, 2025

Academic institutions have a unique set of characteristics that makes them attractive to bad actors. What's the right antidote to cyber-risk?

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Education Cyber Risk Risk 105

Troy Hunt

MAY 27, 2024

Stefán Jökull Sigurðarson is no stranger to HIBP, and we're super excited to have him onboard permanently)

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Scams Education Media 294

Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Ricardo Griffith wants to grow educational tools and resources to make information accessible and create a certification process. Elastos Chimwanda talks about expanding the membership, and expanding research. I don't see research as a key strength of OWASP, which are more about community and standardizing and spreading knowledge.

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Education 130

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As of August 2023, it's estimated that around 40 million individuals and more than 2,500 businesses were affected across various sectors, including healthcare, government, finance, and education. Notable organizations hit include major financial firms, government agencies, and educational institutions worldwide.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I know this is a minor thing in the universe of problems with secondary education and grading, but I found the hack interesting. But if doing zero work results in a 50% grade, then they only have to do a little bit of work to get over the pass line. And this is exactly the sort of thing I explore in my latest book: A Hacker’s Mind.

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 9, 2022

Hopefully, the impact of the current ransomware attack on a high-ranked district will underscore for parents, voters, and school administrators, the importance of proactively investing in cyber-protecting our education system.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Resumes which include employment history, addresses, education, and contact data like email addresses and phone numbers. Medical records including diagnoses, treatment history, test results and other medical information that should be private.

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Identity Theft Education Risk Phishing 135

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

has a business unit called Securence , which specializes in providing filtered, secure email services to businesses, educational institutions and government agencies worldwide. The Minnesota-based Internet provider U.S. Internet Corp. But until it was notified last week, U.S. ” U.S. Internet/Securence says your email is secure.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Educate them on how scope changes, risk profiles, and escalation criteria affect the organization. Educate Business Partners: Train internal teams on the importance of addressing scope and risk profile changes. Partner with the Business: Collaborate with stakeholders closest to third-party relationships.

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Risk Government Education Technology 105

Schneier on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

Our vision is for this work to be broadly useful to the computer security community, including to researchers as they embark on (or choose not to embark on), conduct, and write about their research, to program committees as they evaluate submissions, and to educators as they teach about computer security and ethics.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

The malicious emails contained invitations supposedly from the organizers of a scientific and expert forum, “Primakov Readings”, targeting media outlets, educational institutions and government organizations in Russia. Based on the content of the emails, we dubbed the campaign Operation ForumTroll.

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Malware Education Technology Media 142

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Ransomware and state-sponsored attacks continue to escalate Canada's critical sectorsincluding healthcare, energy, education, and retailhave become prime targets for cybercriminals. Education: Budget constraints make institutions a low-hanging fruit for cybercriminals. Key findings: the cyber threat landscape in 2025 1.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2025

Medusa Locker is a type of ransomware that operates under a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, primarily targeting large enterprises in sectors such as healthcare and education. In October 2020, Westend Dental was attacked by the Medusa Locker ransomware group.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

.” The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate. Like other ransomware gangs, the group hasdeveloped a Linux encryptorto target VMware ESXi servers.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 9, 2025

A recent study by ISC2 highlights this trend, revealing how diverse educational backgrounds and experiences are enriching the cybersecurity workforce. We've made our industry too intimidating, especially for women, with expectations of having a STEM education, being good at math, know how to program, etc.

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