"There was no other choice," officials from the Judson Independent School District in Bexar County, Texas, said about their decision to pay off their hackers.

While threats against school districts continue, thousands have joined the MS-ISAC to get intelligence and security services.

Bob Turner, who's been the 45,000-student's CISO since 2015, took a job with the cybersecurity vendor Fortinet.

Education also incurs higher costs following attacks than other sectors, according to a survey by the cybersecurity firm Sophos.

University leaders said they're rebuilding 600 computers affected by the recent REvil cyberattack on the software vendor Kaseya, which has had worldwide impact.

Research from BlackBerry aims to help K-12 schools and universities identify a trojan horse virus that's being used by operators of the PYSA ransomware.

The department has not done enough to tell K-12 schools they can use their COVID-19 relief on cybersecurity, Sens. Mark Warner and Susan Collins wrote in letter…

Six school districts around the country will receive $500,000 in services from the computing giant to help defend themselves against threats like ransomware.

Justin Reich, an MIT professor and author of "Failure to Disrupt," explains why the sweeping changes promised by "charismatic technologists" haven't materialized as advertised.

Educause is launching a hub to share assessments of IT vendors to make it easier for colleges and universities to review cybersecurity risks.