Cyberattack on Canvas platform highlights vulnerabilities and risks for schools
About this episode
The episode discusses a recent cyberattack on the Canvas platform and its implications for schools and universities.
The online education platform Canvas is mostly back online Friday after a cyberattack left students and teachers at thousands of schools and universities scrambling. The attack has raised many questions about the vulnerability of schools, the dependence on such platforms and other risks. Ali Rogin speaks with threat intelligence analyst Luke Connolly about those concerns. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: Ali Rogin
Guest: Luke Connolly
Topics covered
- cyberattack
- education
- vulnerabilities
- online platforms
- schools
- risk management
Keywords
- cyberattack
- Canvas
- education
- schools
- vulnerabilities
- risk
- online learning
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Organizations: Canvas, PBS News, Acast
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