Hackers are increasingly targeting the education industry, leaving students’ information vulnerable to identity theft and other types of fraud.
Hackers know students are often using personal and financial data for the first time and haven’t yet learned how to guard it, experts say.
“The biggest data security issue in education is the administration and teachers, who email personal information constantly,” saidIn addition, she said, personal phones and laptops are allowed to connect to the same Wi-Fi network as a school and its teachers’ computers. “Thousands of compromised devices walk through the door every day,” Haraminac said.
Students should avoid clicking on links in emails, Haraminac said. And before they engage with any attachments, they should make sure the sender’s address matches the one in their contacts. They should also avoid providing sensitive information over the phone — unless they made the call.“Very little cyber hygiene training is done for students, and less for teachers and administrators,” she added.
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