American universities are being bombarded by cyberattacks, according to a recent New York Times article.
These universities are being hit with millions of hacking attempts per week, and some of those attempts have succeeded in obtaining personal and other data.
Unfortunately, at times these data compromises are not discovered until long after the fact, if at all.
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All sorts of businesses and organizations are potentially vulnerable to hackers. Educational institutions are no exception, as highlighted by a recent example involving Northwest Florida State College.
One or more hackers accessed a folder on the school’s main server from May through September, according to a memo from the College’s President to all employees. The folder contained multiple files.
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