{"id":7069,"date":"2022-05-10T16:13:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T10:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/?p=7069"},"modified":"2024-08-14T12:14:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T06:44:12","slug":"cybersecurity-in-education-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Need for Cybersecurity in Education Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Over the last few years, the education sector has become a new favorite target among cybercriminals. Numerous academic institutions have suffered from various kinds of cyber attacks in recent times, from turbulent ransomware attacks to covert <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/top-5-cyber-attacks-and-security-breaches-due-to-human-error\/\"><strong>data breaches<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. It has raised concerns leading to the incorporation of cybersecurity in the education sector as a necessity.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/#Major_Cyber_Threats_to_the_Education_Sector\" >Major Cyber Threats to the Education Sector<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_People_Security_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our People Security Expert<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/#Enter_your_details\" >Enter your details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/#Why_are_Threat_Actors_Targeting_Educational_Institutions\" >Why are Threat Actors Targeting Educational Institutions?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/#Data_Theft\" >Data Theft<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/#Financial_Benefit\" >Financial Benefit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/#Espionage\" >Espionage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/#Cybersecurity_in_Education_Sector_and_Institutions\" >Cybersecurity in Education Sector and Institutions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/#How_to_Prevent_Cyber_Attacks_in_Educational_Institutions\" >How to Prevent Cyber Attacks in Educational Institutions?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-in-education-sector\/#Cybersecurity_Needs_to_be_Part_of_Educational_Curriculum\" >Cybersecurity Needs to be Part of Educational Curriculum<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The introduction and adoption of newer technologies, along with the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, have fueled the situation further. Cybercriminals are attacking educational institutions with tactics and tools that have worked effectively against businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Major_Cyber_Threats_to_the_Education_Sector\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Major Cyber Threats to the Education Sector<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">A wide range of cyber threats has been plaguing the education sector for years. Below are listed some of the major threats, each with an exemplary attack, hounding educational institutions around the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Spear Phishing Attacks: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This attack vector requires extensive research by cybercriminals. An article on <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/how-phishing-attacks-are-targeting-schools-and-colleges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>TechRepublic<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mentioned that <\/span><b>from June to September 2020, around 3.5 million <\/b><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/difference-between-spear-phishing-and-phishing\/\">spear phishing attacks<\/a><\/strong><\/span><b> were carried out on educational institutions.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>BEC Attacks: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many times, threat actors have used <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/bec-attack\/\"><strong>business email compromise<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>methods to target organizations in the education sector. In an article published by <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/attacks-breaches\/cybercriminals-aim-bec-attacks-at-education-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Dark Reading<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>28% of all spear-phishing attacks on educational institutions were carried out for business email compromise scams.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ransomware: <\/b>According to an article published by <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestatesman.com\/education\/why-colleges-are-being-targeted-with-ransomware-attacks-1503024186.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Statesman<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, in a survey, it was found that <b>almost half of the educational institutions globally were targeted by ransomware attacks in 2020.<\/b> Among these attacks, <b>58% of the institutions found their data encrypted by cybercriminals.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-10030 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portswigger.jpg\" alt=\"Cybersecurity in Education Sector\" class=\"wp-image-10030\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Source: Portswigger)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>DDoS Attacks: Recently, on February 24, 2022, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">amidst the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.ai\/blog\/cyber-attack-in-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ukraine-Russia war<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a group of cyber attackers targeted educational institutions in Ukraine. It was found that around <\/span><b>100,000 attacks were carried out on 30 websites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that are <\/span><b>hosted by WordPress within 24 hours. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On February 25, <\/span><b>the number of attacks increased to 144,000.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Data Breaches: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This attack vector is meant to steal data from the organization and leverage it for financial gain or to exploit the organization. Recently, in March 2022, the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/data-breaches-most-victims-unaware-when-shown-evidence-of-multiple-compromised-accounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>University of Michigan<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> suffered a <\/span><b>data breach in which threat actors got access to the medical records of 2900 patients. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This attack was levied after an email account of an employee got compromised.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Email Hijacking: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is another form of a <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/man-in-the-middle-attack\/\"><strong>man-in-the-middle attack<\/strong><\/a><\/span> in which the hacker compromises and gains access to the email account of the victim. The attacker then secretly tracks the communication between the email sender and the recipient and uses the information for malicious purposes.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>According to <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatpost.com\/university-email-hijacking-phishing-malwarephishing-malware\/160735\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Threatpost<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>, <\/i><b><i>Purdue University detected 2068 phishing emails in 2020<\/i><\/b><i>, followed by the University of <\/i><b><i>Oxford (714), Stanford University (287), Hunter College (709), and the University of Buffalo (207).<\/i><\/b><\/span><br><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Email hijacking is typically performed via phishing and other social engineering scams. 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Adam Hardi<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Higher education senior analyst at Moody&#8217;s Investors Service)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Data_Theft\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Data Theft<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Universities and educational institutions have huge amounts of data. This <\/span><b>data contains details of students, staff, vendors, and suppliers, and sometimes sensitive information like medical details. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat actors use different vectors to land cyber attacks and <\/span><b>steal this data, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which they use to extort money from the institution or students individually.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most damaging aspect of data theft is when <\/span><b>threat actors get access to admissions-related data. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This provides them with information such as <\/span><b>social security numbers and academic information of students (further leveraging and selling it to placement or recruitment services).<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Financial_Benefit\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Financial Benefit<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Financial gain is the biggest motivation for cybercriminals. Ransomware attacks are one of the most damaging attack vectors because they inject malware into the target cyber infrastructure and freeze the operation, holding the data and leveraging it for ransom.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1576&amp;context=acadfest&amp;utm_campaign=The+Face+of+War+in+2022%3A+Wiper+Malware+Targets+Ukrainian+Govt&amp;utm_source=Acumbamail&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>research<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><b><i> educational records are worth $265 per record<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the black market.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat actors often look for other mechanisms to leverage the stolen data or information to make money out of it. <\/span><b>In 2020, <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2020\/06\/29\/the-university-of-california-pays-1-million-ransom-following-cyber-attack\/?sh=5068aed718a8\"><b>Forbes<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported that the <\/span><b>School of Medicine at the University of California<\/b> <b>paid $1.14 million as a ransom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in response to <\/span><b>Netwalker ransomware.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Espionage\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Espionage<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many popular and <\/span><b>well-accomplished educational institutions and universities have research facilities.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These facilities are a repository of various intellectual properties in the form of research data, especially associated with critical fields like medicine or engineering.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Threat actors can steal this crucial information and sell it to competitors.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sometimes they sell such intellectual property to other countries as well, which could influence economic policies. Additionally, they can hold data and demand a ransom for it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-10032 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Statista.jpeg\" alt=\"Industries most Affected by Ransomware\" class=\"wp-image-10032\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Source: Statista)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cybersecurity_in_Education_Sector_and_Institutions\"><\/span><b>Cybersecurity in Education Sector and Institutions<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a survey conducted by <\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highereddive.com\/news\/cyberattacks-keep-targeting-colleges-how-can-they-protect-themselves\/610551\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Moody&#8217;s<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><b><i>30% of the higher educational institutions in the U.S. were using cloud technology in 2021, in comparison to 2% in 2020.&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Cybersecurity is wholesome education and awareness training that is required for every kind of organization. One can understand from the above stats that educational institutions receive a large number of cyber attack attempts. That\u2019s why these institutions need to adopt a set of cybersecurity learning and training for their employees.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Prevent_Cyber_Attacks_in_Educational_Institutions\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>How to Prevent Cyber Attacks in Educational Institutions?<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Every educational institution needs to follow some guidelines and practices that will help them reduce the risk of attacks on the email domain. Additionally, these practices are meant to secure the organization from data theft and financial loss. Some of those guidelines are listed below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Check the URL Carefully:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A spoofed URL will have extra characters or fewer characters than the legitimate URL.&nbsp; Cybersecurity awareness will help individuals differentiate a spoofed URL from the original one and prevent phishing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Be Vigilant About Suspicious Sources: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always check the sender\u2019s address in the email. You should know whether you were expecting to receive the email or not. Scammers often send unexpected requests and warnings to create urgency.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Practice Website Bookmarking: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is advisable to bookmark legitimate websites so that you do not need to follow a link or type the URL each time you visit them. This also ensures the correct website loads each time.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Protect Outbound Emails: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An email signing certificate is sometimes referred to as a S\/MIME certificate or a personal authentication certificate. This certificate helps email recipients verify whether you are the actual sender of an email to them. There are two benefits of using this certificate:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It defends your identity through the use of unique digital signatures.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It provides secure and end-to-end encryption for your emails.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Email Authentication Protocols:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Implement <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/what-is-dmarc\/\"><strong>DMARC<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/spf-and-dkim\/\"><strong>SPF, and DKIM<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to combat domain forgery. These are a combination of authentication, reporting, and policy protocols that block unauthorized use of your email domain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cybersecurity_Needs_to_be_Part_of_Educational_Curriculum\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Cybersecurity Needs to be Part of Educational Curriculum<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-awareness-month\/\"><strong>Cybersecurity awareness<\/strong><\/a><\/span> on an organizational level has become a dire necessity for the global corporate world. Many organizations are focusing on it as a part of regulation and training. But along with incorporating cybersecurity training in organizations, cybersecurity education should become a part of educational institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Cybersecurity education should be a prominent part of the academic curriculum in universities and colleges. Apart from that, all the employees in educational institutions must receive <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-awareness-training-for-employees\/\"><strong>cybersecurity awareness training<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to ensure that employees are vigilant and cautious enough to identify cyber attacks and prevent them from happening.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few years, the education sector has become a new favorite target among cybercriminals. 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