It is that time of year again – school exams. But gone are the days of writing the answers on your shirt cuff or hand, or asking to go to the toilet where you have hidden your notes. Today candidates have to leave their phones and smartwatches outside, the calculators …
The University of Manchester Hack
Some University of Manchester students and staff have been receiving emails, warning them that their personal information will soon be disclosed, because the University has not responded to the criminal’s demands. University of Manchester: Students and staff sent data leak threat – BBC News The students and staff number about …
University of Manchester Cyber Attack
The University has informed all relevant authorities, including the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and the National Crime Agency (NCA), about the data theft and security breach. The investigations are ongoing. University of Manchester says hackers ‘likely’ stole data in cyberattack (bleepingcomputer.com)
Ransomware is still the top threat…
Another school has been hit by ransomware. They tend to be soft targets for threat actors as they use a range of predictable applications, their IT teams are not large, IT tends not to be a priority and they have a large group of potential victims for phishing emails etc. …
Student information published online
The Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School has suffered a cyber-attack that has resulted in confidential student information getting into the public domain. Pupils’ data spread online in Hereford school cyber attack – BBC News The school has been open about the attack but is awaiting the outcome of the police …
Technology in Schools
I have a friend from the MSc course, who is a teacher here in the UK, and he is often caught by the schools very high security stance, when he is trying to teach cyber security to his students. Many of the legitimate sites and resources he wants access to …
