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Top 4 K-12 Cybersecurity Threats to Watch in 2020

PowerSchool

Ransomware prevention and response tips: Remove system administrative rights for staff who don’t require rights to do their daily work. Give high-value targets (payroll staff and IT administrators) two tiers of access. Use your email system if it allows you to flag messages that come from external sources.

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Mueller’s indictment of election hackers a cybersecurity ‘wake-up call’

The Parallax

Despite CrowdStrike’s efforts, which began in May 2016, to remove GRU-affiliated malware from infected computers, the malware remained present and active until October—including while the Trump campaign was in contact with named and unnamed Russian co-conspirators.

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