Security News > 2021 > April > Targeting Remote Learning: Defending Against Cyberattacks in our Schools
When the pandemic struck, schools had to adapt quickly with a wholesale shift to remote learning.
Attackers took immediate advantage of this change, targeting newly implemented technologies to access resources and steal data.
The level of attacks settled during 2020 as schools became more used to remote learning and other new ways of working, but this situation may be about to change.
Any establishment not monitoring for unusual behavior patterns on the network could be placing itself at risk for an attack.
At some point, you will be targeted, whether directly or as part of a broader campaign against schools in general.
Following an attack: If the response plan was followed, then the mitigation efforts will result in a set of improvement activities that will help to deflect a similar attack in the future.