CyberheistNews Vol 15 #23 [Heads Up] Your Kid's School Cybersecurity Gets Worse At An Alarming Rate
KnowBe4, Tuesday, June 10th, 2025
Last year, KnowBe4's report "Exponential Growth in Cyber Attacks Against Higher Education Institutions" illustrated the growing cyber threats facing universities and colleges.
The report highlighted the perfect storm of factors making educational institutions prime targets: vast data repositories, open networks, limited security resources and decentralized governance structures.
Unfortunately, as we approach the midpoint of 2025, the latest data from the UK Government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey reveals this trend isn't merely continuing-it's accelerating at an alarming pace. 'The rest of the world isn't any better.'