Month: August 2020

August 26, 2020

Defending the Online Education Sector

Other names for the sector – E-learning, online learning, Edtech With a major shift to virtual classrooms, the Edtech startup companies pose a significant target for cyber criminals. As more students get connected to the Internet the threat has never been greater. Cyber attacks continue to plague the education sector, and they’re only intensifying. The consequences can be devastating and long lasting. Hackers are probably […]

August 19, 2020

Online education platform threats and mitigations

The rapid shift to online learning brought about by the pandemic is all but guaranteed to increase the threats they are facing and incidents they will experience. Typical users of online learning platforms – students, lecturers or teachers. Typical types Online training with content. Online training by trainers Large educational institutes – Going online. A platform for educators and learners with educators creating educational videos […]