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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach.

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UK ICO’s Annual Report Shows Private Sector Companies Reported Most Security Breaches in 2010/11

Hunton Privacy

On July 6, 2011, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) released its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2010/11. The ICO completed 26 audits in 2010 – 2011, up 60% from the preceding year. View the ICO’s full Annual Report and Financial Statements 2010/11.

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LinkedIn to IPO in 2010? Facebook to Find a Business Model? | ZDNet

Collaboration 2.0

LinkedIn to IPO in 2010? By Oliver Marks | December 29, 2009, 12:36pm PST Summary Despite the claims from LinkedIn that an IPO isn’t imminent, I wouldn’t be surprised to see that happen in 2010. Hot Topics iPhone iPad Enterprise 2.0 Microsoft Office Green tech Smart phones Collaboration 2.0 All rights reserved.

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CILIP CEO Nick Poole joins Samira Ahmed in candid discussion on funding for libraries

CILIP

The reality is that since 2010 libraries have seen real term cuts of over £250 million, and many need renovation and repairs to their core infrastructure. Since the pandemic, the role of libraries has evolved rapidly to embrace a new place in the community where children and adults use technology for education and literacy more than ever.

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Urgent appeal: protect funding for public libraries at risk

CILIP

These duties intersect with council responsibilities under the Equalities Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty to ensure that changes to library services take into account the full range of needs of local residents, both now and in the future. They are free to all and foster literacy, education, and community engagement.

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Crooks target US universities with malware used by nation-state actors

Security Affairs

Hupigon is a remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been active since at least 2006, it was first detected by FireEye in 2010. ‘This campaign delivered over 150,000 messages to over 60 different industries, with 45% focused on education, colleges, and universities,” Proofpoint concluded.

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6 VPN Security Best Practices for Secure Connection

eSecurity Planet

According to available data, more than 4,600 common IT vulnerabilities were discovered in 2010. It requires software protection and, probably most importantly, user education about best practices. Users must be educated in secure password protocols. Education of the user base has the best security ROI.