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Educational Institutions and Cloud Providers Grapple with Data Breach Challenges

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A series of recent cybersecurity breaches reveals significant vulnerabilities within educational and technology institutions, underscoring the urgent need for strengthened defenses. Among the most prominent incidents is the...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 9, September 2023

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Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 5, May 2023

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Cyber Resilience Programs Falling Short on Preparing Workers for a Crisis- “At two-thirds of organizations, there is a fear that almost all employees, 95%, will not understand how to recover following a cyberattack.” ...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

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Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...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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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 7, December 2022

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Welcome to our 7th and final edition of The Academic Advisor for 2022 - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. In this issue, we discuss the academic strike occurring at the University of California and how...more

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No Password Required: A Cybersecurity Education Specialist, Whose Passions Include the Forest, DIY, and Deviled Eggs

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Dr. Melissa Dark is the Founder of DARK Enterprises, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and supporting cybersecurity education at the secondary level. Before that, Dr. Dark worked in graduate and college...more

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Education Sector Continues to Get Hit with Ransomware Attacks

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According to Emsisoft, the education sector continues to experience ransomware attacks, with a whopping 1,043 schools affected by ransomware in 2021. This statistic breaks down to 62 school districts and 26 colleges and...more

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Education Sector Hit Hardest with Ransomware Attacks

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A new report issued by Sophos, The State of Ransomware in Education 2021, found that the education sector as a whole experienced a higher level of ransomware attacks than any other industry in 2020....more

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Rebranded Ransomware Group Sabbath Hitting Hospitals and Schools

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Researchers at Mandiant have recently reported that a new ransomware group calling itself Sabbath appears to be the rebranded group Arcane and “picked up their pace” in November....more

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[Webinar] Are You Prepared for a Potential Breach? - May 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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Steptoe & Johnson PLLC and Exclamation Labs invite you to a joint webcast to help institutions mitigate cybersecurity issues and identity governance risks. Our panel of technology and legal professionals will discuss: -...more

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President Biden’s “American Rescue Plan”

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Last week, President Biden released a fact sheet summarizing a proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, which promises to have a broad reaching impact on U.S. businesses. The proposal includes a $15 billion grant...more

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Cyberattacks aimed at school networks

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As students, families and districts shifted from traditional learning models to remote learning, experts inside and outside of the government began predicting, and seeing, a spike in cyberattacks aimed at school networks....more

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Cyber Attacks Targeting K-12 Education Are On the Rise

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As remote learning continues to play a critical role in the world’s pandemic response, cybercriminals see another opportunity for exploitation.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...more

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Dealing with Two Schoolyard Bullies: Schools Are Forced to Contend with Cyber-attacks While Also Trying to Manage Covid-19 Crisis

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Criminals are apparently not taking any time off during this pandemic, and in fact by all accounts have increased their attacks, particularly targeting entities whose attention is diverted to dealing with the fallout of the...more

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The Pandemic Lessons: The Future Of ESG And How It Will Define Business Success

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The rapidly increasing importance of a company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance to its business value, has been a critical trend leading into 2020. This trend was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic,...more

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City of Hartford Hit with Ransomware Attack, Causing School Delay

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Cyber-attackers know that city and town officials have been gearing up for the start of school and the potential for remote learning, in school or a hybrid model all summer. The daily monitoring of the coronavirus has kept...more

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FBI and CISA Issue Joint Warning to Academic Institutions and Research Organizations About Targeting of COVID-19 Research

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On May 13, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint Public Service Announcement (PSA) about a threat to...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2019 #5

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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 Breaches and Educational Institutions

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Five things schools, colleges and universities can do this summer to address data privacy and protect against cybersecurity threats. Consider these five steps during your summer break to address the protection of...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2019

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DHS Warns Businesses of Risk of Iranian-Backed Wiper Malware Attacks - The tension with Iran has generally increased, and it has been reported that the U.S. has launched a cyber-attack against Iran. In retaliation, the risk...more

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Security Breaches In Schools: 10 Steps To Protect Your Information

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California’s San Diego Unified School District recently disclosed that it had sustained a data breach when multiple phishing emails from malicious hackers were used to gather login information of staff members throughout the...more

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Cybersecurity Obligations And Best Practices For Independent Schools

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Independent schools, like other non-profits, have valuable digital assets that bring cybersecurity obligations with them. For example, schools typically extend financial aid to students and medical benefits to employees only...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2019

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Just before the new year, the Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) released voluntary cybersecurity practices for health care organizations, which consists of a main document, two technical volumes, and resources...more

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Our Universities Are Under (Cyber) Attack!

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Department of Justice Charges 9 Iranian Citizens in Cyberattacks on 320 Universities - On March 23, 2018, the Department of Justice indicted 9 Iranian citizens for cyberattacks on 320 American and foreign universities. The...more

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