Attacks against K-12 school districts have increased in frequency and severity over the past few years. Criminals are putting more effort into breaking into school networks to drop malware and steal student records.Continue reading
K-12 Education
Barracuda security and data-protection solutions give educators the ability to safely access online educational resources, to enrich learning while preventing data breaches and other cyber threats.
How cloud backup can help schools protect their data from ransomware threat
Ransomware attacks on educational institutions pose a serious threat to school data. Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup can help protect your data from attacks and accidental data loss.Continue reading
Growing ransomware threat to schools highlights data backup risks
It's easy to infect Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, and other data with ransomware. Here's how a third-party data protection solution can help.Continue reading
E-rate is the foundation of remote-learning success
The E-rate program has provided a significant amount of the remote-learning resources in use by American K-12 students.Continue reading
EDU in the cross-hairs: New webinar explores spear-phishing risks
If you’re an IT pro in the K-12 or college space, you might be feeling a bit like a punching bag these days—the spear-phishing hits just keep on coming. Well, you’re not imagining it.Continue reading
Threat Spotlight: Spear-phishing attacks targeting education sector
Barracuda researchers found that educational institutions are more than twice as likely to be targeted by a business email compromise (BEC) attacks than an average organization.Continue reading
New ransomware attack targets K-12 teachers
Ransomware and other cyberattacks add to the challenges faced by our schools and could have long-term negative effects on our students and economy.Continue reading
Ransomware attacks on schools continue to increase
K-12 budgets and IT teams are already stressed by pandemic-related challenges. Now they have to respond to a growing ransomware threat.Continue reading