education
-
Blog
Pennsylvania education union data breach hit 500,000 people
The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), the largest public-sector union in Pennsylvania, is notifying over half a million individuals that attackers stole their personal information in a July 2024 security breach. The union represents over 178,000 education professionals, including teachers, support staff, higher education personnel, nurses, retired educators, and future teachers. “PSEA experienced a security incident on or about July…
Read More » -
Blog
Pennsylvania State Education Association notifies 500K people of data breach claimed by ransomware gang
The Pennsylvania State Education Association this week confirmed it notified 517,487 people of a July 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Account numbers and PINs Security codes Passwords Routing numbers Credit/debit card numbers, PINs, and expiration dates Passport numbers Taxpayer ID numbers Usernames Health insurance info Medical info Dates of birth Drivers license…
Read More » -
Blog
Ransomware gang claims recent cyber attack on Harrison County Board of Education
West Virginia’s Harrison County Board of Education has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang SafePay. It alleges to have stolen 26 GB of data. This comes after the Board of Education said it suffered a “cybersecurity incident” on January 18, 2025, which led to school closures. Its statement, issued on January 23, says: “On Saturday, January…
Read More » -
Blog
What Closing the Department of Education Could Mean for the FAFSA
Throughout his campaign, Trump and his allies promised to dismantle the Department of Education—an attack Republicans have been campaigning on for years. A candidate for United States Senate suggested throwing the agency “in the trash can.” Another called it “one of the worst monstrosities that’s ever been created.” Dismantling the Department of Education could leave billions of funds, scholarships, grants,…
Read More » -
Blog
How is AI being used in education?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the education sector, offering new possibilities for personalized learning and efficient classroom management, to name but one example. Recently, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced a $120 million fund dedicated to global AI education initiatives. This investment aims to bridge the AI divide and ensure that students around the world have access to high-quality AI-powered…
Read More » -
Blog
Securing the future of your business through cybersecurity education and training
Maintaining a robust cybersecurity posture is always a case of spinning many plates, with leaders forced to balance the fight against threat actors with efforts to keep staff following the rules, as well as empowering them to be productive without restriction. As any security professional will admit, it’s often in moments when employees don’t follow these rules or make a…
Read More » -
Blog
Securing your business with education and training
What’s the biggest cybersecurity threat your business faces right now? Hopefully, an answer springs to mind, along with a list of the solutions you have in place to keep attackers at bay. But ask yourself this: do your employees know? And if the worst did happen, how confident are you that your workforce would know exactly how to respond? Cybersecurity…
Read More » -
Blog
The gender gap in computing education is closing, but there’s still work to be done
The number of women studying computing at degree level continues to rise steadily, though there’s still a large gender gap. According to analysis from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, 2,940 18-year-old women living in the UK have accepted a place to study the subject this September, up 8% from the 2023-24 academic year. The gender gap is also closing,…
Read More »