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ERROR: type should be string, got "https://www.bankinfosecurity.co.uk/\nFollowing FireEye Hack, Ensure These 16 Bugs Are Patched\nLive Webinar | Managing Software Security: Nature vs. Nurture\nNabil Bousselham •\nGérer la Sécurité des logiciels : une approche tactique et stratégique\nTom Kellermann\nEllen Richey\nKevin Morrison\nThe Results Companies\nSecurosis Report: Network Operations and Security Professionals' Guide to Managing Public Cloud Journeys\nHow to Get Started with Vulnerability Risk Management\nA Comprehensive Approach to Vulnerability Risk Management\nThe 2020 Faces of Fraud Survey\nDefining Vulnerability Risk Management\nLive Webinar 1/28 | Facing The Next Wave of Cyber Attacks with AI•\nDDoS Protection , Forensics , Fraud Management & Cybercrime\nAnalysis: Online Attacks Hit Education Sector Worldwide\nCheck Point Researchers Identify Increases in DDoS Attacks, Other Threats Chinmay Rautmare (@crautmare) • September 18, 2020\nCheck Point Research analysts have observed a significant rise in online attacks against the educational sector worldwide since July.\nSee Also: How to Ensure You're Not Part of the Next Botnet\nThe U.S. faces a rise in distributed denial-of-service attacks, while Europe is seeing an increase in information disclosures attempts - many of them resulting from ransomware incidents, the researchers say. Meanwhile, in Asia, cybercriminals are taking advantage of vulnerabilities in the IT systems that support schools and universities to wage a variety of attacks.\nDDoS and other attacks are surging because threat actors see an opportunity to disrupt schools resuming online education and potentially earn a ransom for ending an attack, according to Check Point and other security researchers.\n\"Distributed denial-of-service attacks are on the rise and a major cause of network downtime,\" the new Check Point report notes. \"Whether executed by hacktivists to draw attention to a cause, fraudsters trying to illegally obtain data or funds or a result of geopolitical events, DDoS attacks are a destructive cyber weapon. Beyond education and research, organizations from across all sectors face such attacks daily.\"\nIn the U.S., the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned of an increase in targeted DDoS attacks against financial organizations and government agencies (see: CISA Warns of Increased DDoS Attacks).\nAmerica Targeted\nAs of Aug. 18, 20 of the 25 largest U.S. school districts have moved entirely to online platforms for instruction, which equates to about 4.3 million students learning remotely, according to a report by Education Week.\nAttacks against U.S. educational institutions compared to other sectors (Source: Check Point Research)\nCheck Point researchers found that, in the U.S., the average number of attacks against educational organizations increased 30% to 608 per week in August, compared to July. When all sectors are considered, attacks rose 6.5%.\nCheck Point says the majority of the U.S. increase is due to DDoS attacks. One such attack led Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida to cancel online classes for 200,000 students on Sept. 2 (see: Ransomware and DDoS Attacks Disrupt More Schools).\nEuropean educational institutions are also facing more cyberthreats, with surges in ransomware incidents and attempted information disclosures, rather than DDoS attacks, according to the report.\nCheck Point says the average number of attacks against educational organizations was 793 per week in August, up 24% from the previous month, while the average increase across all sectors stood at about 9%.\nOn Aug. 30, Newcastle University in the U.K. reportedly was targeted in a cyber incident that crippled its IT systems.\nOn Thursday, Britain's National Cyber Security Centre released a report that found ransomware attacks against schools and universities had increased in August.\n\"The NCSC dealt with several ransomware attacks against education establishments in August, which caused varying levels of disruption, depending on the level of security [these] establishments had in place,\" according to the report.\nMeanwhile, in Asia, hackers are exploiting IT system vulnerabilities that open the door to DDoS attacks, remote code execution and information disclosures, Check Point reports. Across the continent, attacks targeting educational organizations surged 21% in August, compared to July. When all sectors are considered, attacks increased only 3.5%, Check Point says.\nMalicious Activities Rising\nA report released by security firm Kaspersky earlier this year noted DDoS attacks affecting educational resources between January and June were up 350% compared to the same period a year ago.\n\"And a large portion of that increase can be attributed to the growing number of attacks against distance e-learning services,\" according to Kaspersky.\nIn a report earlier this month, Check Point found that, between May and August, suspected hackers registered over 35,000 domains with back-to-school themes, with 512 considered malicious and 3,400 tagged as suspicious.\nWhy Darknet Markets Persist\nUS Banning TikTok, WeChat Downloads\nChinmay Rautmare\nRautmare is senior correspondent on Information Security Media Group's Global News Desk. He previously worked with Reuters News, as a correspondent for the North America Headline News operations and reported on companies in the technology, media and telecom sectors. Before Reuters he put in a stint in broadcast journalism with a business channel, where he helped produced multimedia content and daily market shows. Rautmare is a keen follower of geo-political news and defense technology in his free time.\nFortinet: Driving Security in MS Azure\nRethinking Response\nEnhance Remote Access Security With Multifactor Authentication and Access Management\nDefending Against Credential Based Attacks – Protecting the Keys to the Front Door\nAttivo Networks in a Zero Trust Architecture\nRansomware Mitigation – Limiting Damage and Movement\nSecuring the Cloud: How to Increase Cloud Visibility to Power New Business Opportunities\nAttivo Deception MITRE Shield Mapping\n2021: The Cyber-Attack Outlook\nLive Webinar | The 2021 Digital Battlefield: Conquering Deepfakes, Disinformation, and Cyberattacks with AI\n© 2021 Information Security Media Group, Corp. https://www.bankinfosecurity.co.uk/ Toll Free: (800) 944-0401\nhttps://www.bankinfosecurity.co.uk/analysis-online-attacks-hit-education-sector-worldwide-a-15020\nOur website uses cookies. 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