Security News > 2021 > April > University of Hertfordshire pulls the plug on, well, everything after cyber attack
The University of Hertfordshire has fallen victim to a cyber attack that has resulted in the establishment pulling all its systems offline to deal with the situation.
The university's Wi-Fi is down and there is no student access to its computer facilities.
VPN access and data storage are also offline as well as email and the University Business Systems.
The attack started at 22:00 BST on 14 April and the university has been quick to reassure worried students "That no one will be disadvantaged as a consequence of this."
"The sheer size of the student and faculty at a university - in Hertfordshire's case nearly 28,000 people - makes it incredibly difficult to secure and manage the IT estate," he said.
It seems very likely that the University of Hertfordshire will not be the last.