Cybersecurity awareness is an everyday job, and it’s easy to fall into a false sense of security once you have a solid plan in place. Every year, statistics are a reminder that hackers and scammers never sleep. New trends and attack types pop up daily, making it difficult to keep track.This list is a rundown of the most important statistics of the year, providing a good overview of threats to keep...

K-12 and higher ed institutions were caught off-guard by the sudden shift to online classes—most found themselves vulnerable and unprepared for cyber threats. A recent slew of cyber attacks directed at school districts has led the US government to pass a new law called the K-12 Cybersecurity Act. This new legislation mandates the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...

The education sector has faced years of escalating cyber threats, with a record-breaking surge in attacks first noted back in 2020. If you somehow missed it, that was the year a global pandemic pushed schools and universities to adopt virtual learning en masse — a shift that created new vulnerabilities almost overnight.Fast forward to early 2022, and Microsoft reported education remained the most...

Maintaining cyber security awareness is something that many companies struggle to maintain, particularly in the logistics and transportation sectors. Even though cyber crime poses an existential threat to these industries, awareness of threats like phishing attempts and ransomware remains low.As a critical infrastructure sector, the transportation sector is a critical component in the supply chain...