For ransomware, universities are paying more
With rising chances of having their data encrypted or backups compromised, higher education institutions are paying more than initial demands to recover their systems.
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Report shows crippling effect of ransomware in the education sector
A new study finds that education organizations pay the most to remediate ransomware attacks, shelling out an average of $2.73 million — 48% above the global average.
Education sees the highest ransomware recovery cost compared to other sectors
Security advisor John Shier shares findings from a security report that show wide gaps in security preparedness to defend against ransomware threats across the education sector.
44% of education institutions targeted by ransomware in 2020, survey finds
Education also incurs higher costs following attacks than other sectors, according to a survey by the cybersecurity firm Sophos.