Educational entities typicall defer breach announcements.
Organisations in the education sector waited 4.8 months on average before disclosing data breaches stemming from ransomware attacks.
According to a study by Comparitech, among the educational entities that deferred breach announcements was Texas' Alvin Independent School District, which confirmed a June 2024 incident affecting almost 48,000 individuals only earlier this month, said Comparitech researchers.
They also noted that breach disclosures often come after stolen information has been leaked online.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
