Officials from the city of Hartford, Connecticut, were forced to postpone the first day of the new school calendar year after a ransomware infection impacted the city’s IT network. According to a statement published by Hartford Public Schools, the school district serving the city of Hartford, the ransomware attack impacted several of the school’s internal IT systems, causing a prolonged outage.
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A more proactive and threat-informed approach to security strategy for education is important to ensure they are not the next victims.
Educational institutions around the world are making the shift to virtual learning. Unfortunately, this now makes our schools and universities top targets for ransomware attacks, as witnessed by multiple incidents -- most recently occurring to Hartford Public Schools.
A more proactive and threat-informed approach to security strategy for education is important to ensure they are not the next victims. Understanding common adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures as outlined by the MITRE.....Read More
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