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...