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make attacks bigger, more frequent and effective, and
def Keeping online data safe from bad actors and
i who work in cybersecurity. They try to build
er computers, stronger security programs,
and systems for managing data that
t d they get to use AI tools, too.
All the ways AI can make
cyberattacks more effective
also contribute to making
AI-powered cyber
defenses stronger,
mor nimble.
Cybersecurity is a
fast-growing, fast-
changing industry, with
exciting opportunities and ample
rewards for people with the skills,
cce this book, you will identify skills and interests
r k candidate for work in this field.
HOW SCHOOLS
GET HACKED
PowerSchool, a leading educational
technology company, provides software
that helps almost 15,000 U.S. schools man-
ta well as information about teachers’ compensa-
o supporter of high standards for student data privacy
ac er e r h k cr company’s systems and steal enormous volumes of students’
and teachers’ personal data, ranging from grades and addresses
— e
b — e
b in ield.
HOW tions working with schools, not the schools themselves. But the
ris r getting worse. More online and distance learning, ever-
growing volumes of data, and new forms of learning
ogi more online computer systems. This growth
y ack or vulnerabilities to cyber
threats, that K–12 schools
are going to have to
learn better how
to protect.
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