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Cybersecurity wakeup call as hackers direct school system

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New South Wales Department of Education announced it had fallen victim to a cybersecurity blast today. The state department, after having taken some of its systems offline in response to the hacking effort, is now rallying its forces to get back online in time for the beginning of term.

The timing of the attacks couldn't experience been worse, as Georgina Harrisson, the NSW Education Secretary said in a statement, it "creates considerable challenges for stave as we prepare for the originate of Full term 3," (via ZDNet). The hope is that working together with Cyber Security NSW will mean mean access should resume swiftly, before everything starts back off.

The section's first reaction to isolate the issues appears to wealthy person been a success, but these kinds of attacks are only credible to grow in number over the years. As our world becomes ever more reliant on technology and the web, cybercrime becomes more hi-tech and observed by the solar day. Thither's no Wor thusly far connected what rather data they were subsequently, or on the dot how much has fallen into the hands of the attackers.

Harrison notes that, of line, the safety and security of its student and stave data is precedency. As such, they're looking to find a rapid solution, and law as well American Samoa federal agencies take in been notified.

It's a sad day when hackers aim the vulnerable among America, and another white reason to make sure you're up to date with your cybersecurity knowledge. I mean, for good rice beer, take to be the children.

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