The media attention on cyber attacks against large enterprises may create a false sense of security for smaller organizations, according to the small and mid-sized business (SMB) snapshot of the Verizon 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) notes. Small businesses may think they’re flying under the radar with threat actors because there is less to steal. After all, why worry about your security culture when attackers are likely to get more money and more data from larger organizations, right? Unfortunately, that’s not the case.
One side effect of the pandemic is the increase in student mobile engagement, with mobile devices now widely used for higher education. According to a 2021 survey conducted by Educause, most college students use more than one device for academic work, and more than half rely on a smartphone.
School cyber attacks are on the rise worldwide, perhaps exacerbated by a pandemic that forced schools worldwide to pivot and utilize more digital resources. Just one 2022 attack was responsible for the websites of 5,000 schools, mostly in the U.S., going offline.