One in four data breaches involves schools

Posted by Kenneth Ronkowitz on

"You're losing the cyber security battle," experts warn during a higher-education computer-security conference near Washington, D.C.

Cyber criminals are becoming bolder and more sophisticated in their operations, federal computer security experts say. And that's bad news for schools, because educational institutions reportedly account for approximately one of every four data security breaches.

At a recent Educause/Internet2 conference for computer security professionals, federal and private-sector officials discussed the evolution of cyber criminals and the latest group of security threats. Their goal was twofold: to share strategies for protecting campus information, and to press upon school leaders the importance of educating a new generation of cyber defenders.    

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