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How NC schools can apply for IBM $500K cybersecurity grants


North Carolina school districts can now apply for IBM grants meant to strengthen cybersecurity via IBM.org through March 1 to receive one of the six $500,000 grants, which will be contributed via in-kind funding.
IBM points out that in the past year, schools have become a growing target for cyberattacks, particularly ransomware, which involves bad actors blocking access to school systems and demanding payment to release them.
More than 1,600 schools fell victim to this attack in 2020 alone, including Richmond Community College just outside of Raleigh in Hamlet, Burke County Public Schools just outside of Charlotte, Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown and Haywood County schools near Asheville. ....

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IBM Introduces $3 Million in Cybersecurity Grants for Public Schools in United States as Attacks on Education Grow


IBM Introduces $3 Million in Cybersecurity Grants for Public Schools in United States as Attacks on Education Grow
New IBM study shows nearly 60% of school staff are unprepared for cybersecurity threats - lack of training, awareness, budget and virtual learning identified as major issues
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ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/  IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced in-kind grants valued at $3 million to help strengthen cybersecurity in schools. These grants will be awarded to six school districts in the United States to sponsor teams of IBMers to help them proactively prepare for and respond to cyberattacks. Services will be delivered by teams deployed via IBM s Service Corps Program. The grant is being announced following a December alert from the FBI warning that nearly 60% of reported ransomware incidents between August and September 2020 involved K-12 schools, a 29% jump from the months prior. ....

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