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Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise For Educators

Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise For Educators

Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise For Educators. According to an alert from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, colleges and universities worldwide are at increasing risk of being targets by ransomware attacks like the one that recently hit Colonial Pipeline and global meat supplier JBS. While ransomware attacks are certainly nothing new, they have been enjoying a rise in popularity as growing numbers worldwide gravitate to their use.

From the perspective of the hackers, it’s easy to understand the attraction to ransomware attacks. Most hackers gain access to target networks, especially in the education ecosystem, is by exploiting weak passwords and unpatched vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Protocols (RDP) and VPNs. 

Unfortunately, in most cases, by the time network security personnel know that there’s a problem, there’s already a lot of damage from the hackers.

The NCSC made the following recommendations to help prevent, or at least mitigate the damage caused by hackers’ ransomware attacks:

  • Secure all RDP, VPN’s and all cloud-based services utilizing multi-factor authentication, and that technology is in place to help detect suspicious activity on your network.
  • Be sure that all the software you use has the latest security patches applied.
  • Take regular backups of all critical systems and test your backup recovery routine to be sure you can recover your files with minimal downtime.

Unfortunately, none of these steps will guarantee that you won’t fall victim to a ransomware attack on the rise. However, it will undoubtedly make it harder for hackers to compromise your network, and if they do, you’ll be well-positioned to mitigate the damage and get your business back up and running.

It’s sound advice that all organizations, regardless of type, should follow. Kudos to the NCSC for keeping a watchful eye out for the danger and for being quick to alert everyone to it. Here’s hoping it’s enough.

June 25, 2021 Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Educators, Hackers, Ransomware, ransomware attack, VPN

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