Cybersecurity

Dakota State University's recent partnership with the NSA and a $90 million funding boost aims to upgrade the school's longstanding tradition of placing graduates in cybersecurity jobs to forge South Dakota as the next "cyber state" defending national security.

The U.S. joined Australia, India and Japan in the Quad Cyber Challenge, a resource-sharing initiative to raise attention around cyber threats against education and government institutions. Education is a key focus of the initiative, as it is now the single-most targeted industry for cyberattacks.

"The fact that there seems not to have been any decrease in the number of incidents is concerning," according to a new report from antivirus software company Emsisoft.

According to the lawsuit, three counts have been brought forth against the college: negligence, unjust enrichment and breach of implied contract.

While your school is on holiday break, criminal actors see it as an open invitation to compromise valuable and confidential student data.

Nearly three dozen colleges and universities will benefit from a pair of initiatives designed to increase the number of Black workers in essential STEM jobs.