Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Rutgers University in New Brunswick is to spend up to $3 million (£1.9 million) on cyber security to prevent hackers crippling the university’s computer networks. This expensive action is in response to at least four cyber attacks during the 2014-2015 school year that knocked the school offline and resulted in cancelled classes. SEE ALSO: Steve “the Woz” Wozniak trolls Samsung: Sells “worthless” Galaxy Gear smartwatch on eBay According to documentation sourced from the state’s Open Public Records, the flagship state university has hired three cyber security companies that are currently testing the huge computer network used by the university, and looking for vulnerabilities. The firms that have been hired are: FishNet Security, a major information security company that is privately owned, headquartered in Kansas, and has offices in New York City. Level 3 Communications, a multinational telecommunications and Internet service provider based in Colorado. Imperva, a leading California-headquartered company that specialises in providing data and cyber security products to help combat cyber attack. For security reasons, campus officials remain mum about exactly what the three firms are doing, but confirm that they are budgeting between $2 and $3 million to ensure that the networks are not crippled again. Since the […]
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