This past spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, online learning became the new norm as universities and classrooms around the world were forced to close their doors. By April 29, 2020, more than 1.2 billion children across 186 countries were impacted by school closures. Many educational institutions did not have proper cybersecurity measures in place, putting online classrooms at increased risks of cyberattacks. In June, Microsoft Security Intelligence reported that the education industry accounted for 61 percent of the 7.7 million malware encounters experienced by enterprises in the previous 30 days.”]
Source: https://securelist.com/digital-education-the-cyberrisks-of-the-online-classroom/98380/