FoxNews.com18 April 2014 Issue No:316
Reports of university data breaches are becoming almost commonplace, writes Rick Dakin for http://FoxNews.com.
Last month the University of Maryland reported that its system had been
hacked for the second time in four weeks. Indiana University's server
was breached in February, potentially exposing personal information of
146,000 students and recent graduates.
And earlier this month a systems breach at North Dakota State University compromised the personal information of more than 200,000 students, faculty and staff – but the hackers never took any of it. These attacks are probably just the beginning.
Cybercrime is not new, but the sophistication and intensity of attacks are increasing at an alarming rate. Universities are easy targets because of their open structure and long information retention periods. For modern hackers, breaching a school's data system is relatively easy. Today's hackers are tightly run criminal organisations operating in countries that are hostile or indifferent to US interests.
Full report on the http://FoxNews.com site
And earlier this month a systems breach at North Dakota State University compromised the personal information of more than 200,000 students, faculty and staff – but the hackers never took any of it. These attacks are probably just the beginning.
Cybercrime is not new, but the sophistication and intensity of attacks are increasing at an alarming rate. Universities are easy targets because of their open structure and long information retention periods. For modern hackers, breaching a school's data system is relatively easy. Today's hackers are tightly run criminal organisations operating in countries that are hostile or indifferent to US interests.
Full report on the http://FoxNews.com site
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