Data Security in Schools

August 14, 2023

Data Security: Information Thieves Are Back to School Too

Education data breaches hit a record high in 2021, and that’s a worrisome statistic 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. University systems often have their own medical centers, which also suffer from a high rate of data breaches.

How can educational institutions help protect confidential information?

How Educational Institutions Can Dispose of Physical Data Securely

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