Virginia Tech to review IT, cybersecurity operations

Ransomware attacks during time-sensitive periods like the start of a semester can squeeze universities harder, cybersecurity experts told EdScoop.

Howard University's wireless network remains offline as workers investigate a ransomware attack first detected ahead of Labor Day weekend.

Instead of clamming up, institutions should collaborate and share information to ease the burden ever-increasing cyberthreats, speakers said during a panel.

The Texas university system and Whatcom Community College announced plans to grow a diverse pool of cybersecurity professionals.

The social-media company is supporting an effort by the National Cyber Security Alliance to encourage college students to cybersecurity careers.

Institutions are using segmented networks and multi-factor authentication to limit data breaches, but educating workers and staff is still a challenge.

The leaders of Augusta University and Augusta Technical College announced a new partnership to develop students pursuing IT security degrees.

A survey from the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky found that 72% of parents of school-aged kids would support schools paying to avoid the leaks of stolen data.

Lawmakers passed another bill they say is aimed at tamping down the threat of ransomware attacks against schools.

Officials said malicious actors may have targeted a program called "Digital Driver's License" that actually has nothing to do with government-issued IDs.