The first is to determine whether the attack is still underway. If suspected it is, and don’t have the tools in place to stop it, determine which devices have been impacted and isolate them immediately.

The sector is now transforming –to keep knowledge accessible and meet wider societal expectations, notably sustainability – so institutions must preserve the progress made. With 80% of education-sector staff believing that sustainability is more important since the onset of the pandemic (compared to earlier) and 58% considering it essential to schools and universities.

Edge computing is defined loosely as a model that brings computational, data storage and connectivity resources closer to the locations where they’re needed, saving bandwidth and accelerating response times. Edge technologies power millions of IoT applications in industrial, retail, healthcare and smart cities environments, and, prior to 2020, analysts expected an additional bump from virtual reality and 5G in the coming years.

IT professionals played a vital role in helping organizations to keep going despite the restrictions and limitations necessitated by COVID-19. They enabled digital services and ensured public entities could continue to provide essential services.

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