Cyber attacks on educational institutions
After a cyber attack on seven schools in Karlsruhe – an attempt at an explanation. Why are educational institutions often easy victims? Schools and universities are often inadequately protected and are therefore increasingly a target for cybercriminals. On the one hand, this can be due to the low IT budget, on the other hand, educational institutions are often tempted to keep access open in order to offer their students access to the many different services from home. Unfortunately, due to the complexity of such an infrastructure, configuration errors occur which can be exploited by the attackers. A 2022 Acronis survey shows that…
