THROUGH 12 STUDENTS AS WELL AS
UNIVERSITIES AND STUDENTS REALLY
OF ALL AGES.
JUST AS K THROUGH 12 KIDS AND
COLLEGE STUDENTS RETURN TO WHAT
THEY HOPE IS A FULL YEAR OF
IN-PERSON LEARNING, THIS
MORNING, A NEW WARN BACKGROUND
THE PREDATORS WAITING JUST
BEYOND THE KEYBOARD.
CYBER SECURITY FIRM CHECKPOINT
SOFTWARE SAYS HACK ATTACKS
AGAINST EDUCATION HAVE ALREADY
JUMPED A STAGGERING 29% GLOBALLY
JUST THIS YEAR.
AND THE U.S. UP 17% WITH 443
ATTACKS PER ORGANIZATION PER
WEEK.
PHISHING EMAILS, IDENTITY THEFT
AND MOST OFTEN RANSOM WARE
ATTACKS.
>> WHAT’S CAUGHT THE EDUCATION
SECTOR OFF GUARD IS THEY DIDN’T
THINK ABOUT THEMSELVES AS
TARGETS.
BUT CRIMINALS HAVE NO HONOR.
THEY WILL GO AFTER HOSPITALS AND
WE’VE SEEN THEM GO AFTER
SCHOOLS.
>> ALREADY ATTACKED, A LONG LIST
OF UNIVERSITIES, BIG AND SMALL.
>> INCLUDING UCLA THE UNIVERSITY
OF COLORADO SYSTEM, UNIVERSITY
OF BALTIMORE AND THE STANFORD
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
ALSO, HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN ATTACKED,
INCLUDING BROWARD COUNTY,
FLORIDA, BALTIMORE COUNTY,
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
TOLEDO, AND THE TINY NEW HALL
SCHOOL DISTRICT OUTSIDE OF LOS
ANGELES.
>> YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT 5 TO
12-YEAR-OLDS AND SHUTTING DOWN
THEIR LEARNING.
>> STUDENTS AND TEACHERS LOCKED
OUT OF PAYROLL AND GRADING
PLANS.
>> I DON’T THINK MOST SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAVE THAT IN PLACE.
THEY HAVE IT AROUND EARTHQUAKES
AND SCHOOL SHOOTING, BUT I DON’T
THINK MOST HAVE A RESPONSE
MANUAL CONNECTED TO RANSOM WARE
ATTACKS.
>> THE SUPERINTENDENT WON’T SAY
IF THE DISTRICT PAID TO GET THE
COMPUTERS BACK, BUT IBM CYBER
SECURITY REPORTS THE AVERAGE
SCHOOL HACKS COST NEAR $3.8
MILLION.
IT COMES IN A YEAR OF ESCALATING
ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. BUSINESSES,
OIL PIPELINES, EVEN THE FOOD
SUPPLY.
NOW CONGRESS IS CONSIDERING LAWS
TO REQUIRE CRITICAL BUSINESSES
TO REPORT ALL CYBER ATTACKS TO
HOMELAND SECURITY.
AS SCHOOLS ARE URGED TO DOUBLE
DOWN ON SECURITY RIGHT NOW.
BLOCK ACCESS TO SUSPICIOUS
WEBSITES.
REGULARLY CHANGE ALL PASSWORDS.
TEACH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
EMAIL SECURITY BASICS.
BACK UP ALL SYSTEMS OFF LINE.
NEVER SKIP A SECURITY UPDATE AND
HIRE A CYBER SECURITY TEAM IF
YOU CAN.
>> THE K-12 SECURITY INFORMATION
EXCHANGE IS EXACTLY THAT.
IT’S A NONPROFIT TO HELP SCHOOL
DISTRICTS COORDINATE THEIR CYBER
DEFENSES.
AND, REALLY, FOR THOSE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THAT DON’T HAVE DEEP
POCKETS, THIS IS A REALLY GREAT
RESOURCE.
GUYS, BACK TO YOU.
>> TOM, QUICKLY HERE, YOU’VE
COVERED CYBER SECURITY FOR A
LONG TIME NOW.
THESE HACKERS, ARE THEY
SPECIFICALLY TARGETING STUDENTS
FOR THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
>>.
>> THEIR PRIORITY SEEMS TO BE
RANSOM WARE.
BUT YOU’RE RIGHT.
THEY’RE GOING AFTER THE
STUDENTS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION
BECAUSE IT’S A GOLD MINE.
HERE IS WHY.
STUDENTS, YOUNG KIDS, THEY HAVE
A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, BUT
THEY DON’T HAVE A CREDIT
HISTORY, RIGHT?
SO THAT IS GOEMD RLD TO A HACKER
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.
THIS IS A GOOD REASON WHY YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER YOUR KIDS’
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ON THAT
MONITORING, NOT JUST YOUR OWN.
PUT THE KWIDZ ON THERE, TOO, SO YOU CAN WATCH FOR ANY HACK