The education sector is being increasingly targeted with ransomware attacks, as evidenced by the recent attack on the University of Sunderland. Although the university has not officially announced that the problems were caused by ransomware, the extensive disruption has all the hallmarks of this type of attack. They join a growing list of schools, colleges, and universities that have suffered ransomware attacks that have caused major disruption and significant costs to each institution.
Earlier this year the Department for Education (DfE) wrote to schools to warn them it is “vital that you urgently review your existing defences and take the necessary steps to protect your networks from cyber attacks”.
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