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This was not an isolated incident.
While the motives behind both attacks may be different, the damage to the UKs universities is immeasurable.
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Of course, thecybersecuritythreats facing the UKs education sector are well known.
In some cases, they are targeted for monetary gain.
Education Lead at Tanium.
Regardless, its down to the university cyber teams to ensure their IT estates are robustly defended.
But its not easy.
Its not just the personal devices of staff, students and visitors that pose a risk.
One technology in particular Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM) seems to be getting top marks.
This has completely changed the way our team works and operates, said Wantling from the University of Salford.
Our operations and security teams now work on the same dashboard with the same metrics and the same objectives.
They now share a single source of truth, which makes reporting infinitely easier and more impactful.
This makes it possible to instantly detect and shut down lateral movement.
The good news is that there is plenty of help available to help tighten and strengthen security.
The guidelines are a critical component of helping the higher education sector avoid damaging cyberattacks and vulnerabilities.
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