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Why federal efforts to protect schools from cybersecurity threats fall short

  • Written by Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
imageThe cost of safeguarding America's schools from cybercriminals could run as high as $5 billion.boonchai wedmakawand via Getty Images

In August 2023, the White House announced a plan to bolster cybersecurity in K-12 schools – and with good reason. Between 2018 and mid-September 2023, there were 386 recorded cyberattacks in the U.S. education...

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