Education needs to study up on fighting ransomware

It should surprise no one that ransomware is on the rise, but it may be news that education — not healthcare — is outstripping other industries for rate of infection, according to a study by security ratings firm BitSight.

Organizations in education had the highest rate of infection, with at least one in 10 experiencing ransomware on their networks, according to “The Rising Face of Cyber Crime: Ransomware” report.

The study looks at businesses in finance, retail, healthcare, energy/utilities, government and education, which are listed in order from best to worst for ransomware infection rate. Education’s score is far behind that of the others, more than double that for government. The rate ranges from 13% of those in education down to 1.5% for those in finance.

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