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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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

“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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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

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 7, August 2023

You may be Entitled to Financial Compensation…for Your Data - “Without all of our writings and photos that AI companies are using to train their models, they would have nothing to sell.” Why this is important: This...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 7, August 2023

Understanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Laws for Schools - On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect. This new law requires covered...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 Hit Hardest with Ransomware Attacks

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

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

Brooks Pierce

Data Breach Defense for Educational Institutions

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The past 15 months have been extremely challenging for every industry, but that is especially true of educational institutions. Every level of education—from local school districts to the largest universities—has had to work...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Cyber Criminals Hone Attacks Against Schools

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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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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Cybersecurity Advisory for K-12 Educational Institutions

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, recently released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning that cyber...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

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

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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City of Hartford Hit with Ransomware Attack, Causing School Delay

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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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 2020 #16

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In Washington - Senate Republicans will delay the release of their coronavirus relief plan until early next week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Thursday, assuring Congress will miss a deadline to...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2019

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The Wolcott school system in Wolcott, Connecticut has been recovering for four months from a ransomware attack that hit its system at the end of the school year. Last week, it was hit with a second attack. According to...more

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School System Victimized by Second Ransomware Attack in Months

The Wolcott school system in Wolcott, Connecticut has been recovering for four months from a ransomware attack that hit its system at the end of the school year when it was hit with a second attack last week. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Municipalities and School Systems: Educate Your Employees

The pace and number of cyber-attacks against municipalities and school systems is staggering and likes of which we have never seen. Municipalities and school systems are obvious targets for cyber criminals as it is well known...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Protect Your Municipality from Ransomware Attacks

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From big cities and small cities to school districts and beach towns, more than 40 municipalities have been the victim of a cyberattack this year. The New York Times described the season that ended on Monday as a “summer of...more

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

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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Louisiana Governor Declares Statewide Emergency After Cyber-Attacks Against School Systems

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, for the first time in history, declared a statewide cybersecurity emergency last week, following cyber-attacks against several school systems in the state....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

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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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

Robinson & Cole LLP

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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San Diego School System Hit Hack Exposes Data of More than 500,000 Students

The San Diego School System has notified current and former students, as well as some employees, that hackers compromised its system and obtained access to a file that included detailed personal information of more than...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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