Texas Gov. Greg Abbott approved funding for university research that will advance research to protect against "escalating threats to critical infrastructure across Texas and the United States."

Microsoft says its products blocked more than 15,000 emails each day that targeted the education sector with phony QR codes.

With rising chances of having their data encrypted or backups compromised, higher education institutions are paying more than initial demands to recover their systems.

A new report from the firm Zscaler shows that ransomware attacks are growing fastest in the health care and education sectors.

The new Center for Health Care Cybersecurity aims to identify early indicators of cybersecurity threats by studying simulated attacks.

Devin Bhatt, acting chief information security office for the U.S. Federal Student Aid office, pleaded with institutions to report cyber incidents.

Tom Siu, who served 14 years as chief information security officer for Case Western Reserve University, now heads IT security operations for MSU.

Nearly 50 school districts and hundreds of schools have been hit by ransomware this year. Sycamore Community School District 427 is the latest victim.

Nearly 50 school districts and educational institutions have been the victims of ransomware attacks in 2019, according to cloud security firm Armor.

The Education Department has released an updated notice providing new information on the widespread attacks against universities reported last month.