Threats schools face
Threat proliferation
Malware spreading across endpoints, like infected homework emailed to professors or compromised files uploaded to class webpages or portals.
Email phishing
Staff and students redirected to malicious websites.
Botnet attacks
Student and campus computing resources infected and hijacked.
Mallvertising
Malware and scams delivered via infected ads on popular websites that students visit.
Ransomware
Campus storage arrays and student machines attacked and encrypted—data held for ransom.
Unwanted programs
Potentially unwanted programs and modifiers downloaded, slowing down computer performance.