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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