For Educational Institutions, Post-Ransomware Harassment Requires A+ Messaging

By Benjamin Wanger and Pierce T. Cox on February 3, 2023 Posted in Ransomware

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Educational institutions have not been excluded from the ransomware epidemic, and stakeholder communications are critical to an effective response. In a typical double-extortion ransomware attack, threat actors demand that victims pay a ransom to decrypt systems and to prevent publication of stolen data. However, with a decline in the number of victims choosing to pay … Continue Reading

It’s Elementary: Measures that Educational Institutions Should Take to Prepare for Ransomware Attacks: Part 3

By Benjamin Wanger and Allison Clark on April 19, 2022 Posted in Ransomware

PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 In the event of a ransomware attack, there are a host of legal frameworks that could potentially be implicated. Whether those laws apply often depends on the nature of the data that the threat actor accessed and/or acquired. In this installment, we address the laws that could be implicated … Continue Reading

It’s Elementary: Measures that Educational Institutions Should Take to Prepare for Ransomware Attacks: Part 1

By Benjamin Wanger and Allison Clark on February 28, 2022 Posted in Ransomware

PART 1 The ransomware epidemic has affected and continues to affect all industries, including healthcare, manufacturing and finance. Since 2020, however, the education industry has been targeted as much as or more than any other sector. Indeed, approximately 23 percent of the 1,250+ data security incidents that BakerHostetler helped clients manage over the past year … Continue Reading