AI: The only defence against rising cyberattacks in the education sector?
Scott Brooks, Technical Strategist at IT Support company Cheeky Munkey, provides expert insight on how the rise of AI is impacting cyberattacks on schools, and why AI might be the only way for schools and universities to defend themselves against more advanced attacks… The UK’s education sector is significantly more vulnerable to cyberattacks than education […]
Schoolgirls encouraged to consider careers in cybersecurity by Aston University
One hundred female Year 8 student from Birmingham schools took part in an ‘explorer day’ organised by the Cyber Security Innovation (CSI) Centre at Aston Business School. The Cyber girls event is part of the Cyber Kali project, for which a team of academics at Aston and Warwick Universities have been awarded funding by the UK National Cyber […]
50% of UK universities have reported data breaches in last 12 months
More than half of UK universities reported a data breach to the ICO in the last year, while 46% of all university staff received no security training and almost a quarter of institutions (24%) did not commission a penetration test from a third party. That’s according to research conducted by Redscan on the state of cyber security […]
Research highlights cyber threat to schools
There have been 301 attacks against UK and US schools so far in 2019, compared to 124 in 2018 and 218 in 2017. That’s according to Barracuda analysis of data compiled by the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center (K-12 CRC), which has been tracking reported attacks against U.S. schools since 2016. This only accounts for the reported cases, however, […]
NCSC publishes university threat assessment
The threats facing the UK’ universities and the steps they can take to protect themselves have been outlined in a report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ. The NCSC’s threat assessment aims to raise awareness of state-sponsored espionage targeting high-value research, as well as the risk of financial losses at the […]
Universities invited to apply for NCSC certification
Universities across the UK now have a further opportunity for their cyber-security related degrees to gain certification as part of the National Cyber Security Strategy. After a rigorous process, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – has already certified 23 Master’s degrees, three Integrated Master’s and three Bachelor’s degrees from […]
40% of Americans would retrain with cybersecurity jobs in mind
A new survey shows that not only are the majority of Americans concerned about cybersecurity threats, but many are willing to consider returning to college to pursue a cybersecurity education – especially if their employer pays for it. The State of the Cybersecurity Workforce and Higher Education survey, conducted through Engine Insight’s Online CARAVAN omnibus, […]
UK universities recognised for excellence in cyber security research
Three UK universities have been recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR). The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESPRC) have identified the University of Kent, King’s College London, and Cardiff University as having first-rate research with scale and impact. The universities will now […]
GUEST BLOG: The WannaCry fallout – It’s not just hospitals looking for extra protection
By Claire Stead, Online Safety Expert at Smoothwall It is without doubt that the international uproar and magnitude of the WannaCry cyber-attack on the NHS has left many organisations on edge. Unfortunately, this is the digital world organisations now live in, with cyber-crime now accounting for 50% of all UK crime. Not only that, but […]
