Is Your School Network and Devices Digitally Secure?
Within the educational community, generations flow through
the halls, each replacing the one before it with more technologically savvy
students with increased digital opportunities.
Facing Down Cybersecurity
Threats in Schools
It all starts off rather innocuously at the base-user level:
Kids are becoming increasingly lax about security.
According to a recent workplace survey, 90% of Gen Xers and baby
boomers1 said that they follow their company's cybersecurity policy,
while 34% of Gen Zers1 (18-24-year-olds — and the most recent high school
graduates) say they don't know or understand what is included in their
company's cybersecurity policy — and worse, are the most likely age group to disregard
security policies even when they understand them.
But this lack of motivation has already escalated into a
growing target on education networks — with potentially devastating effects that
are drawing national concern:
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In 2016, the percentage of reported attacks on
notebooks and desktops increased 232%.2
·
There were 455 reported cybersecurity incidents
in the education sector in 2017 — a number that’s been increasing over the
years.2
·
In Oct. 2017, The U.S. Department of Education
issued a CyberAdvisory alert warning3 administrators and parents of
possible exploitation and extortion cases in which hackers use students’ data
as leverage for ransoms.
·
In late 2018, the FBI issued a public service
announcement warning of the dangers posed to students’ personal data4
by this increased connectivity both within school halls and at home.
Locking Digital
Borders on School-Issued Devices
Sehi Computer Products and HP are offering HP Compute
Security Solutions that can help:
·
HP Sure
Start Gen3 offers continuous malware detection, and self-healing BIOS software
allows you to boot up safely
·
HP Sure
View integrated privacy screen helps keep on-screen data protected from over-the-shoulder
hackers
·
Self-encrypting
drives offers drive-level data protection that works even when the drive is
removed
·
HP Secure
Erase overwrites and erases files to obliterate your data
As an HP Platinum Partner with more than 35 years of helping
organizations and education facilities meet the changing needs of educational
IT, Sehi Computer Products can fulfill the computing needs of your school. Our
Customer Care program is ideal for managing your school-issued HP devices while
giving you the confidence that your network is secure.
Contact Sehi today at Midwest/Eastern Region 800-233-7344 or
Western Region 800-346-6315.
Sehi Computer Products | 2930 Bond Street | Rochester Hills,
MI 48309 | Midwest/Eastern Region 800-233-7344 | Western Region 800-346-6315 |
www.sehi.com
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1Tech Republic, “Why Why GenX and Baby Boomers are the
most cybersecure employees,” August 2018. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-genx-and-baby-boomers-are-the-most-cybersecure-employees/
2 Verizon, “2017 Data Breach Investigations Report
(DBIR)” 2017. https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/reports/dbir/
3 U.S. Department of Education. “ALERT! - CyberAdvisory
- New Type of Cyber Extortion/Threat,” Oct. 2017. https://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/101617ALERTCyberAdvisoryNewTypeCyberExtortionThreat.html
4 ELearning Inside, “FBI Warns of Increasing
Cybersecurity Risks at School,” September 2018.
https://news.elearninginside.com/fbi-warns-of-increasing-cybersecurity-risks-at-school/
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