Education hard hit in UK by phishing attacks

A major study in the UK presents a worrying image of the risk to our education sector.

Education is harder hit by phishing attacks than the average business.

One interviewee said that the economic conditions have meant they must be more reactive to attacks, rather than being able to plan and invest in cyber security to prevent attacks happening in the first place:

“Yes, basically nobody’s got any money so it’s being reactive rather than proactive.” Secondary School.

There is a very real danger to the safeguarding of our younger generation.