Under attack: it’s time universities responded seriously to the worsening threat of cybercrime
…e past year, with cybercriminals causing extensive disruption to phone, website, and IT systems, leaving institutions scrambling to get students on-campus again after a post-pandemic switch to hybrid learning. Others have suffered network outages lasting days after ransomware locked-up systems, creating significant additional costs when said systems needed to be rebuilt. And unfortunately, we can be certain that this threat will only get worse. Ea…