sfu data breach

SFU needs to take greater measures to protect our data

by Nancy La, SFU Student SFU prides itself on keeping its community safe from harm, yet its cybersecurity (or the lack thereof) paints a different image.  SFU’s servers were hacked on February 3, exposing the personally identifiable data of over 200,000 past and current students and staff. This wasn’t the first time something like this has happened either; SFU also had data exposures in 2016 and 2020. SFU’s lack of support for their IT department and options for those whose data was exposed reveal the school’s inability to keep up with modern cybersecurity demands. The school should reflect on the…

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