From: ZDNet
Summary: A new report says the majority of attacks experienced by higher education institutions come from malware infections, and most universities are ill equipped to prevent and handle such attacks.
By Natalie Gagliordi for Between the Lines
The back-to-school season is a busy time for many, even hackers.
According to a new report by the security rankings provider BitSight Technologies, higher education institutions experience an influx in malicious cyberattacks during the school year.
But what’s worse is that most of those universities are ill-equipped to prevent and handle such attacks, which, according to the report, results in cybersecurity rankings below that of retail and healthcare — two sectors plagued by near-constant security attacks that often result in successful breaches.
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