With cybercrime on the increase , higher education institutions need to implement stronger security measures to reduce the risk of hacking or some other form of cyberattack . They can not afford to relax their guard or have any weak links in their IT security systems as cybersecurity attacks are inevitable , according to EdTech Magazine . This issue was highlighted in a 2016 Internet Security Threat report by Symantec who found that 6.6 % of cybersecurity breaches occurred in higher education institutions , putting them on equal footing with businesses as the second - most likely sectors to be attacked . This second place is a step up from their ranking in the 2015 report . The Symantec report advises IT departments within these institutions to seek assistance from other parties .
With cybercrime on the increase, higher education institutions need to implement stronger security measures to reduce the risk of hacking or some other form of cyberattack. They cannot afford to relax their guard or have any weak links in their IT security systems as cybersecurity breaches are inevitable, according to EdTech Magazine. This issue was highlighted in a 2016 Internet Security Threat report by Symantec who found that 6.6% of cybersecurity breaches occurred in higher education institutions, putting them on equal footing with businesses as the second-most likely sectors to be attacked. This second place is a step up from their ranking in the 2015 report. The Symantec report advises IT departments within these institutions to accept help from other parties.