Trojans such as Emotet and TrickBot were the top threat for the education sector in the 20182019 school year. Education was the top target for Trojan malware, the number one most-detected threat category for all businesses in 2018 and early 2019. Adware and ransomware were also drawn to education sector last year, finding it their first and second-most desired target among industries. Cybercriminals are opportunistic: If they see an easy target ripe with valuable data, they are going to take advantage.”]