Post-secondary cyber-aware to cyber-crimes

Cyber-criminal attacks on higher education facilities are becoming common; these attacks have the potential to negatively impact thousands of innocent people. The topic for this research was chosen to determine the most likely attacks, and mitigation strategies security departments in post-secondary institutions should consider when protecting data and networks from malicious intent. The research question was therefore determined to be: “What are the most likely cyber-attacks in relation to a security department at a post-secondary institution, and how can these risks be mitigated?”