As a vast majority of higher learning institutions have switched to partial or complete remote learning, they witnessed an unprecedented number of ransomware attacks, often resulting in millions of dollars in ransom payments. While cyber breaches result in significant financial losses and damages to reputation, they, more importantly, jeopardize the safety of students and employees. Educational records, along with personal health records, are some of the most expensive assets sold on the dark web. Is your institution’s cybersecurity up to the challenge?