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NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

Security Affairs

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Online education site EduCBA discloses data breach and reset customers? pwds

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The online education portal EduCBA discloses a data breach and is resetting customers’ passwords in response to the incident. Online education website EduCBA discloses a data breach, it has started notifying customers that in response to the incident it is resetting their passwords. Source BleepingComputer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Experts warn of surge in DDoS attacks targeting education institutions

Security Affairs

Experts warn of a surge in the DDoS attacks against education institutions and the academic industry across the world. The DDoS attacks are causing severe issues to the targeted education institutions such as temporarily takedown of the network and online classes. Most of the attacks targeted educational institutions in the U.S.,

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Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform

Security Affairs

New Mexico sues Google for allegedly using the Google for Education platform to gather personal and private data from children. Google is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly using the Google for Education platform to gather personal and private data from students with an age of less than 13 years. Pierluigi Paganini.

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My Schedule For NewCo New York 2015

John Battelle's Searchblog

The post My Schedule For NewCo New York 2015 appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. So here are my picks for NewCo NYC 2015: Day 1: Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Day 2: Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Day 2: Thursday, May 14 th , 2015. Look at Coachella , for example. There are six stages to chose from.

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Strengthening cyber resilience

OpenText Information Management

That’s a 300 percent increase from 2015 levels. A robust cybersecurity posture is not merely a precaution but a necessity—a proactive stance that fortifies systems, educates users, and anticipates and mitigates potential risks. Cyberattacks are on track to cause $10.5 trillion a year in damage by 2025. Is your Cybersecurity Team ready?

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SamSam Ransomware operators earned more than US$5.9 Million since late 2015

Security Affairs

The researchers that have tracked Bitcoin addresses managed by the crime gang discovered that crooks behind the SamSam ransomware had extorted nearly $6 million from the victims since December 2015 when it appeared in the threat landscape. Million since late 2015. Million since late 2015 appeared first on Security Affairs.