Data Security in Schools

August 14, 2023

Data Security: Information Thieves Are Back to School Too

In the last couple of years, several educational institutions in Canada have experienced a data breach incident. This can be worrisome for students and teachers who are heading back to the classroom for a new school year.

The 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon reported 1,241 incidents in the education sector. This sector, especially colleges and universities, keeps a lot of private information on file ranging from student and staff names, addresses, medical information, and birth dates to banking and financial data as well as innovative research.

How can educational institutions help protect confidential information?

How Educational Institutions Can Dispose of Physical Data Securely

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Learn more about how Shred-it® can help protect your educational institution’s data with our secure document and hard drive destruction services.