November 17, 2022
UAE Minister of Education visits Microsoft’s stand at GESS 2022
The UAE Minister of Education, His Excellency Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, paid a visit to the Microsoft stand at the ongoing Global Educational Supplies and Solutions exhibition and conference (GESS Dubai 2022) at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Tuesday (DWTC).
October 15, 2022
Aruba to speed up GEMS Education’s Digital Transformation
Aruba reinforced its long-standing commitment to providing GEMS Education with the latest cutting-edge networking technologies that will serve as a foundation for innovation and help the institution redefine the future of education.
September 22, 2022
Technology Education Day: Cybersecurity skills that each student should have
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a global provider of cybersecurity solutions, shares its top cybersecurity advice for young people on Technology Education Day. Technology Education Day is more important than ever because so much course work and classroom instruction is done on digital platforms.
August 10, 2022
Education sector experiences highest volume of attacks every month
Check Point Research (CPR) recently released its Cyber Attack Trends: 2022 Mid-Year Report, which stated that, similar to the top industry ranking in 2021, the first half of 2022 shows significant increases in attacks across all sectors.
Education and research remains the most targeted industry, with an average of 2,297 attacks against organizations per week in the first half of 2022, a 44 percent increase over the first half of 2021.
July 13, 2022
Ransomware attacks on education institutions increase, survey shows
The findings show that educational institutions - both higher and lower education - are increasingly being targeted by ransomware, with 60% experiencing attacks in 2021 compared to 44% in 2020. Education institutions had the highest data encryption rate (73%) also with longest recovery time, with 7% taking at least three months to recover - nearly double the average time for other sectors (4%).