eBook: Budgeting for CIS Benchmarks Implementation in Higher Education
As the 2021 fall semester began, two American community colleges had to close due to
cyberattacks. In June 2022, the IT system of a university in Italy was held ransom for $4.5 million. And Malwarebytes called out 2023 as the “worst ransomware year on record” for the education sector.
The average ransom for hacked data in the higher education sector is $3.65M. And that’s just the
loss of money. You can’t place a dollar amount on the loss of reputation, branding, trust, student
experience and intellectual property that goes along with these attacks. Higher education is the
#1 target of hackers globally with nearly 2300 attacks a week.
While colleges and universities across the nation are standing by, waiting to see what others do
about it first, hackers are refining their craft with AI. The industry seems to be playing a game of
chicken. A game they are likely to lose. And it all comes down to money.
This eBook and the links embedded within will give you information you can use to appeal to
decision makers for the resources you need. All claims and costs are based on implementing
CIS Benchmarks plus automation.
