Edtech stands for education and technology. The role of an Edtech company is to use all the hardware, software in enhancing the education system. Their major purpose and goal is to design certain hardware and software products for the educational institutions. Due to the rise in technology now students can have access to e-learning and learn from home.
Top 10 Companies in Edtech Industry:
- Byju’s Learning App
- Udemy
- Coursera
- edX
- Hanson Robotics
- Neuron Robotics
- Moleskine
- Amazon Kindle
- Google Assistant
- Microsoft
Edtech security risks.
EdTech security risks create ransomware, account takeover, and data security risks for college districts.
New EdTech supports innovation in teaching and enriches learning. However, that very same technology can leave you susceptible and open to cyberattacks. It poses risks to student privacy and safety, and increases the risks you want to face in terms of knowledge breaches and ransomware attacks. Many people say that school districts are facing a cybersecurity crisis. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage EdTech security risks.
Account Takeovers: Hackers can takeover accounts of teachers and students. The hackers may be able to make purchases using a credit card. They can use their account access to send phishing emails to other contacts and gain access to more accounts and information. Or, they’ll be ready to take over a Facebook profile and send bullying messages to other students supported their personal information. They could also take over an email account for an administrator and wreak all kinds of havoc.
Data Loss: Hackers can destroy school records once they need access. They are also known to redirect contractor payments to dummy accounts that the hackers control, and use employee information to steal tax returns. On a private level, students, staff, and fogeys can face fraud , a drag which will take years to resolve.
Classroom and Learning Disruption: Whether students are unable to access online lessons, or teachers are unable to prepare and present online lessons, the disruption to the classroom and learning opportunities is a significant problem. Flagstaff administrative district recently had to cancel school thanks to a ransomware attack that impacted building security, phones, and other systems.
Managing the security risks.
. 24/7 Monitoring
Monitor the activity on your systems to spot abnormal behavior that would result from an account takeover. This activity might be unusual login locations and lateral phishing emails that would indicate an account takeover.
- Schedule Automatic Action First try and Identify the EdTech and SaaS applications that are connected to your district G Suite or Office365 systems. Then, automatically classify their risk potential. Once identified, you’ll take action automatically or manually to sanction, prohibit, remove, or notify the offender. In some cases, more than one of those actions is appropriate.
If your monitoring uncovers a known malicious app, otherwise you determine an app to be malicious, define a procedure for checking with the user. Find out if the user added the app intentionally , or if it might be a results of an account takeover. In this situation, it’s a good idea to suggest that the user reset their account password.
- Update Your Cloud Safety Measures
Review your G Suite for Education security measures to make sure that you’re using them to the fullest. And, conduct a cloud security audit to spot anything you’ll be missing.
- Create an EdTech Policy Manual
It’s critical that everyone in your district understands the importance of protecting the security of your data. They should also be aware of the fact that cybercriminals are targeting K-12 institutions. Make sure the manual defines:
The EdTech that is approved for use
The minimum security and privacy requirements for new EdTech
The process for vetting new EdTech apps
Managing your EdTech security risks is one among the simplest weapons you’ve got against cybercriminals. If your administrative district doesn’t have an automatic system to spot and manage the EdTech apps that are connected to district G Suite and Office 365 environments, your defense isn’t as strong as it could be. Fortunately, identifying EdTech security risks in your environment doesn’t have to be difficult—or particularly expensive.
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