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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 10, December 2024

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Happy holidays and welcome to our final issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. Thank you for engaging with us through the newsletter this year. With this publication, we strive to provide schools, colleges and...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Care Insights, Issue 9, October 2024

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Welcome to The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. With Fall Break behind us and the race to end-of-term underway, we highlight the following topics of import for schools,...more

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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 6, July 2024

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Welcome to our seventh 2024 issue of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We have a few events we want to pass along to those interested in technology, but also other areas of law and business....more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 7, July 2024

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July 29, 2024 Welcome to the seventh issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights.    In this final summer edition, we look ahead to the new academic year and cover the following...more

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Weaving Cyber Resilience into the Strategic Fabric of Higher Education Institutions (from EdTech Magazine)

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“At colleges and universities across the nation, leaders agree that the key to ensuring business continuity and sustainability is cyber resilience.” Why this is important: As highlighted in previous editions of The...more

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Cyberthreats and K-12: EdTech Third Party Risk Management Checklist

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K-12 school districts across the country continue to be targeted by threat actors looking to steal sensitive personal information. Examples of this can be seen in the recent incidents affecting the Pearland Independent School...more

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Releases New Report on Cybersecurity Threats for K-12 Entities

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School districts are relying on technology while they reshape educational services and reform educational methods. Due to this increased reliance on increasingly advanced technology, school districts have and will continue to...more

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Cyber Criminals Hone Attacks Against Schools

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The FBI recently issued a Flash alert warning higher education institutions, k-12 schools, and seminaries about increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting the education industry....more

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Vulnerabilities Found in Classroom Management Software

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Although many students are returning to in-class learning, many others are still in a hybrid situation or fully remote at their own request. The rapid transition from in-school to the at-home learning setting has necessitated...more

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[Webinar] Data Privacy and Security for Institutions of Higher Education - January 28th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

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Join Bricker’s Devin Jacobs, Lauren Curto and Jeff Knight for a discussion of the privacy challenges facing institutions today, those we anticipate for tomorrow, and how you can successfully position your campus for both (on...more

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Colleges and Universities at Risk for Cyber-Attacks as School Year Starts

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It’s a busy time for colleges and universities as the fall semester starts and campuses are bustling with activity. It’s also the perfect time for cyber criminals to create mayhem for institutions of higher education with a...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2017 #3

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We previously warned readers about the Locky ransomware, which is potent and designed to use phishing emails to lure users to click on links and attachments, including pdfs. Now, researchers at Cylance have discovered...more

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Los Angeles Community College Pays Ransomware to Retrieve Data

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On December 30, 2016, the Los Angeles Community College computer network was kidnapped by cyber criminals requesting a ransom for its return. The ransomware encrypted the college’s entire network system, including...more

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Heal Thyself: Insider Threats to Heed, Especially for Industries with Large Amounts of Personal Information

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A recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that insider threats due to malicious or negligent employees are the leading cause of private-sector cybersecurity incidents. Of the over 600 information security professionals...more

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Colleges and Universities Are Prime Cyberattack Targets: What’s Behind the Threat?

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When it comes to cyberattack targets, many think of retailers and associated credit card transactions or customer information, or perhaps healthcare providers with their ever-increasing storage and transmission of electronic...more

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Academic Institutions Are Under Cyber Attack

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Academia’s cyber preparedness (or lack thereof) has received less media attention than that of certain retailers and financial institutions, but nonetheless the cyber risks confronting universities are pervasive and alarming....more

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