Data Breach at University of Kentucky

guest · Aug 6, 2021

Data Breach at University of Kentucky
August 6, 2021
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/data-breach-at-university-of/

A data breach at the University of Kentucky has exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousands of students and staff.

An annual cybersecurity inspection uncovered the breach, which was caused by a vulnerability in a server associated with the university's College of Education database.
News source WDRB reported that more than 355,000 email addresses were exposed in the security incident, with victims located across the world.

"The database is part of a free resource program known as the Digital Driver’s License for training and test-taking used by K-12 schools and colleges in Kentucky and other states," said the University of Kentucky's chief information officer, Brian Nichols, in a statement.
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The university said that it has invested $13m in cybersecurity over the past five years. To prevent a similar incident from occurring, the University of Kentucky's Information Technology Services will be investing an additional $1.5m to fund cybersecurity measures.

A further safety measure that will be rolled out is the automated deprovisioning of accounts for students and employees who have left the university.
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snerd · Aug 6, 2021

It sounds like they think that throwing good money after bad is a good idea? They spent $13 million last five years on security, but another $1.5 million now will really fix it?!

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