{"id":228102,"date":"2026-03-27T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/cybersecurity-expert-offers-advice-after-lccc-it-disruption\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T07:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:10:13","slug":"cybersecurity-expert-offers-advice-after-lccc-it-disruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/cybersecurity-expert-offers-advice-after-lccc-it-disruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity expert offers advice after LCCC ‘IT disruption’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cybersecurity expert offers advice after LCCC ‘IT disruption’<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.mcall.com\/2026\/03\/27\/as-questions-linger-about-lehigh-carbon-community-colleges-handling-of-it-disruption-a-cybersecurity-expert-offers-advice\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-27 07:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.mcall.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Lehigh Carbon Community College has reopened its campuses but a reported \u201cIT disruption\u201d that started nearly a month ago \u2014 which a school trustee labeled a data breach \u2014 has continued to affect internet and phone systems, leaving students and staff with unanswered questions about how best to protect themselves.<\/p>\n

Joseph Squillace, an associate professor in Penn State\u2019s department of privacy and cybersecurity informatics, offered perspective on what makes educational institutions vulnerable to cyberattacks and how students and staff can protect themselves:<\/p>\n

Why are schools vulnerable to cyberattacks?<\/h4>\n

College students are profitable targets for hackers, Squillace said. Young adult students tend to have \u201cbrand new clean credit reports\u201d that mean hackers can take advantage of students\u2019 personal data to take out loans, open credit cards or commit health insurance fraud.<\/p>\n

It also should not be underestimated how much valuable research and development data can be accessed through community college systems.<\/p>\n

While top-tier research institutions might appear to be more attractive targets for hackers seeking access to cutting edge technology and research data, community colleges also handle large amounts of state-sponsored research and tend to have lower IT budgets and fewer cybersecurity protections, Squillace said.<\/p>\n

How can students and staff protect themselves?<\/h4>\n

Proactive \u201cdigital hygiene\u201d is the key to protecting your data, even in the case of a system breach that might expose your personal information, Squillace said. Here are some tips:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Don\u2019t reuse passwords for multiple accounts. Consider a password manager \u2014 but be careful to research whether or not that application stores your passwords in the cloud, as those systems are also vulnerable to hackers. Password managers that store data on a users\u2019 individual device are more secure.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Change passwords as soon as possible when notified of a potential breach. Even if a students\u2019 school…<\/p>\n

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