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Schools Step Up Cybersecurity But Remain at Risk: White House

While some public schools have hurried to bolster their cyber defenses, thousands more are still vulnerable to ransomware attacks, according to a Biden administration official. So reports the Associated Press.

cloudflareAnne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, said 140 small public school districts in 32 states have enrolled in Project Cybersafe Schools, a free cybersecurity program from Cloudflare.

But Neuberger said 9,000 such districts in all are eligible. Districts with 2,500 or fewer students make up about 70% of K-12 districts nationwide.

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