Saudi students working remotely at risk from cyberattacks: Experts

Saudi students working remotely at risk from cyberattacks: Experts

JEDDAH: Saudi students working remotely were on Wednesday urged to protect their computers from the threat of cyberattacks.Tech experts fear that university students could fall prey to hackers when the new term begins if they fail to follow security protocols.In a bid to prevent online attacks on learners studying remotely due to measures aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the Saudi Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has issued a set of guidelines on safe computer use via its Twitter account and website. The team, a subsidiary of the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA), said: “The mobility of the devices (students) use to study and connect to multiple networks makes them a target for hackers.”CERT recommended that students should only connect to password-protected networks, install apps from