Cyberattacks targeting post-secondary students are becoming increasingly common, but new research shows only 15 per cent of Canadian students have taken extra steps to protect their online data.
According to research from cybersecurity firm McAfee, publically disclosed cyberattacks targeting the education sector increased 50 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019.
“It is crucial that students, parents and educational institutions are more thorough and proactive about protecting what matters to them – and students’ futures,” Gary Davis, McAfee’s chief consumer security analyst, said in a release. to hackers after they overtook the school’s computer system, encrypting files, and cutting off access to its wireless network.in the number of financial spear phishing campaigns targeting university accounts.While over 80 per cent of respondents said they have been personally affected, or know someone who has been the victim of a cyberattack, nearly 40 per cent doubted that they would fall victim to a cybercrime.
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