One in seven attacked educational organizations
incurred compliance fines, and each tenth reported changes in
senior leadership and lawsuits.
FRISCO, Texas, Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Netwrix, a
vendor that delivers effective and accessible cybersecurity to any
organization, surveyed 1,309 IT and security professionals
globally and today released findings for the education
sector based on the data collected.
It reveals that 77% of organizations in the education sector
spotted a cyberattack on their infrastructure within the last 12
months, up from 69% in 2023. The most common attack vectors were
similar to those among other industries: Phishing, user account
compromise, and ransomware or other malware attacks.
In the education sector, almost half (47%) of organizations
faced unplanned expenses to fix security gaps because of a security
incident. Moreover, one in seven of those organizations incurred
compliance fines, and each tenth reported changes in senior
leadership and lawsuits.
"An incident can reveal security gaps such as excessive admin
privileges, dormant accounts, weak or unchanged passwords, default
passwords or configurations, and unpatched systems due to
negligence or lack of knowledge. Fixing a gap might not immediately
require spending additional money but will definitely require time
from the IT security team. In other words, addressing the root
cause of a security incident results in additional investment, in
either money or effort, or both," says Dirk
Schrader, VP of Security Research and Field CISO EMEA at
Netwrix.
"In the aftermath of a breach, organizations must prioritize
remediation steps to reduce risks moving forward. For example, the
immediate response may include patching software on the most
critical servers and adding a manual review step on certain
operations. Longer-term remediation may have to wait for the next
budget cycle and require additional software, services engagement,
or headcount," says Ilia Sotnikov,
Security Strategist at Netwrix.
Learn more about how the education sector can ensure data
security here.
About Netwrix
Netwrix champions cybersecurity to ensure a brighter digital
future for any organization. Netwrix's innovative solutions
safeguard data, identities, and infrastructure reducing both the
risk and impact of a breach for more than 13,500 organizations
across 100+ countries. Netwrix empowers security professionals to
face digital threats with confidence by enabling them to identify
and protect sensitive data as well as to detect, respond to, and
recover from attacks.
For more information, visit www.netwrix.com.
CONTACT:
Erin Jones
Avista PR for Netwrix
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