IBM expands tech training network with 45 new partnerships
IBM said the expansion will enable more adult learners, high school and college students to access IT training.
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U. Illinois students get ‘Sylly,’ a new campus dating app
Sylly, a new campus dating app, launched ahead of Valentine's Day on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
CISA-backed nonprofit announces ‘National Cybersecurity Education Month’
Nonprofit Cyber.org expanded its cybersecurity education week to National Cybersecurity Education Month, in hopes of boosting collaboration.
Integrating sustainability into K-12 and higher education
How K-12 districts, colleges and universities are creating sustainable environments in schools and developing a certification program.
Textbook publisher Pearson sues Chegg for copyright infringement
The publisher claims Chegg is profiting from verbatim answers copied from its textbooks.
Officials tell schools not to pay ransomware demands. Parents disagree, survey finds
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.
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Senate approves bill for DHS review of K-12 cybersecurity
Lawmakers passed another bill they say is aimed at tamping down the threat of ransomware attacks against schools.
Texas school district paid $547K ransomware demand
"There was no other choice," officials from the Judson Independent School District in Bexar County, Texas, said about their decision to pay off their hackers.
Cyber incidents against K-12 schools expected to rise by 86%
While threats against school districts continue, thousands have joined the MS-ISAC to get intelligence and security services.
New York’s Emma Willard School suffers ransomware attack
Attackers obtained employee Social Security numbers and financial information, but school leaders are still evaluating the extent of the attack.