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Education in information security is the process of teaching and learning about the protection of computer systems, networks, and data from digital attacks, unauthorized access, and other threats. Initiating from basic principles such as password security and phishing awareness to more advanced topics such as network defense strategies and incident response, this education equips individuals and organizations with the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.
In the context of information security, education encompasses a wide range of activities including formal classroom training, certification programs, security awareness campaigns, workshops, and online courses that foster understanding of cyber risks and defensive measures. It targets various audiences, including employees, IT professionals, and students to promote best practices and to prepare the next generation of cybersecurity experts. This educational foundation is crucial for developing a culture of security within organizations and for empowering users to contribute to the overall resilience against cyber threats.
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A new cyber espionage campaign codenamed Operation Dragon Weave has been observed targeting officials and citizens in the Czech Republic and Taiwan to deliver an AdaptixC2 agent
OWASP’s new Agentic Research Council will aim to connect academic work to operational realities on agentic AI security
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The Iranian hacking group known as MuddyWater has been linked to a new campaign affecting at least nine organizations across nine countries on four continents in the first quarter of 2026
The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is calling on Instructure executives to testify about two cyberattacks by the ShinyHunters extortion group that targeted the company's Canvas platform, allowing threat actors to steal student data and disrupt schools during final exams. [...]
American educational technology company Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said it reached an "agreement" with a decentralized cybercrime extortion group after it breached its network and threatened to leak stolen information from thousands of schools and universities
ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercrime group, threatened to leak data from more than 8,800 school systems. The post Instructure claims hackers returned stolen Canvas data after an extortion standoff appeared first on CyberScoop.
UPDATED: Sorry, kids, everything's back up so get to work on your new assignment - An essay on the ethics of paying ransoms, because it looks like that's what happened here
Education technology giant Instructure has confirmed that a security vulnerability allowed hackers to modify Canvas login portals and leave an extortion message. [...]
ShinyHunters has escalated its Canvas extortion campaign, defacing hundreds of school login pages and threatening to leak stolen data unless institutions negotiate
The Instructure Canvas breach affects universities, K–12 school districts, and teaching hospitals globally. This blog entry intends to provide context and practical guidance.
Ransomware Group ShinyHunters' Victims: Schools, Universities, Ambulance ServiceThe Canvas learning management system with over 30 million active K-12 and higher-education student and teacher users worldwide has been breached by attackers, leading to operator Instructure temporarily taking the service offline. Cue homework and exam scheduling chaos.
The group that stole data from Instructure users claims that it will release the data of students from nearly 9,000 education institutions around the country. The post ShinyHunters claims nearly 9,000 schools affected by Canvas data breach appeared first on CyberScoop.
An ongoing data extortion attack targeting the widely-used education technology platform Canvas disrupted classes and coursework at school districts and universities across the United States today, after a cybercrime group defaced the service's login page with a ransom demand that threatened to leak data from 275 million students and faculty across nearly 9,000 educational institutions.
The ShinyHunters extortion gang has breached education technology giant Instructure again, this time exploiting another vulnerability to deface Canvas login portals for hundreds of colleges and universities. [...]
ShinyHunters' attack on Instructure, which owns the widely used Canvas learning management system (LMS), carries big questions about the trust educational institutions put into their vendors.
The hacker behind a breach at education technology giant Instructure claims to have stolen 280 million data records for students and staff from 8,809 colleges, school districts, and online education platforms. [...]
The UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) offers tools and support to schools, local governments, and non-profits as they defend themselves against a growing volume of cyberattacks.
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The British public education sector has faced the nation’s most dramatic increase in cyber breach prevalence over the past year