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Office 365 Cybersecurity

U.S. Cybersecurity Officials Warn of Attacks on Hastily Deployed Office 365 Solutions

The Department of Homeland Security says organizations may have deployed Office 365 applications for its remote workforce without considering cybersecurity.

April 30, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Organizations’ rush to build up remote work programs and deploy cloud-based collaboration solutions may have jeopardized their cybersecurity, says a new alert from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In an advisory through the department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, the government warns that quick rollouts of cloud services like Microsoft 365 – with applications like […]

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Cybersecurity Skills Gap

U.S., UK Agencies Warn of Increased Cyber Attacks During COVID-19

A new joint advisory from U.K. & U.S. cybersecurity officials warns that cyber criminals are targeting individuals and organizations at an increasing rate.

April 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new joint advisory from U.K. and U.S. cybersecurity officials warns that cyber criminals are targeting individuals and organizations with a range of hacking tools like ransomware and malware. With the U.S. and much of Europe under government-imposed lockdowns due to COVID-19, many employees are working from home to help prevent the spread of the […]

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Cybersecurity, K-12

Cybersecurity Incidents at K-12 Schools Nearly Tripled in 2019, Report Says

For the first time since the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center began collecting data, schools have canceled classes or closed due to cybersecurity attacks.

March 25, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

As schools become increasingly reliant on technology for teaching and learning, it is putting them at greater risk for cybersecurity incidents, which is apparent in the findings of a new cybersecurity report. “The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2019 Year in Review,” released by the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center, found there were 348 cybersecurity incidents reported at 336 K-12 […]

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