Why do higher educational institutions keep getting hacked?
By Dalmeet Singh Chawla2021-04-08T09:30:00+01:00 Higher educational institutions across the UK and Europe have been the target of an increasing number of cyber attacks in recent months. It’s unclear why universities and grant agencies have been targeted or whether the perpetrators have any motivation beyond financial gain. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that there has been a rise in attacks on computer networks at UK educational institutions since late February. ‘There’s definitely some kind of ongoing campaign against educational and research establishme...