How school districts can be prepared to defend against cyberattacks: 5 steps

School districts across the nation are targeted with increasing ransomware attacks. Threat Actors are restricting network and data access, disrupting school days, and gaining unauthorized access to staff and student personal information. Some of the nation’s largest school districts have experienced cyber threats and ransomware attacks. They are not alone.

According to University Business, 45 school districts reported experiencing ransomware attacks in 2022. And the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) predict more criminal ransomware groups will target vulnerable school districts*.

School districts can take significant steps to fortify their networks and systems to reduce the impacts of cyberattacks by regularly…