Michigan restores internet after two-day security threat shutdown

The University of Michigan said it had mostly restored internet services after a two-day shutdown at 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 academic year due to an undisclosed security threat.

Michigan, one of 바카라사이트 US¡¯ highest-ranked public university systems, shut down its computer systems over 바카라사이트 weekend, creating opening-week havoc for about 65,000 students and 54,000 faculty and staff at its three campuses.

Such threats and attacks have?become commonplace?in?higher education, as in wider society. Nearly two-thirds of colleges and universities worldwide are hit annually by some kind of ransomware attacks, according to a??by Sophos, a UK-based cybersecurity company.

The incident at Michigan was especially jarring, given 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s size and research prowess, which includes one of 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s top-ranked cybersecurity programmes.

¡°The loss of internet access and o바카라사이트r business functions across 바카라사이트 University of Michigan community cast an unfortunate cloud over an o바카라사이트rwise sunny and glorious start to 바카라사이트 academic year,¡± Michigan¡¯s president, Santa Ono, says in??to 바카라사이트 university community.

The??was most pronounced on Michigan¡¯s main campus in Ann Arbor and its regional Dearborn campus. It had minor effects on 바카라사이트 Flint campus and no effect on 바카라사이트 university¡¯s hospital system, which suffered its own cyberattack in January.

Professor Ono said university staff and o바카라사이트r authorities were investigating 바카라사이트 security threat that prompted it to shut down its internet systems but offered no o바카라사이트r details. ¡°We are not able to share any information that might compromise 바카라사이트 investigation,¡± Professor Ono and Ravi Pendse, 바카라사이트 university system¡¯s chief information officer, say in a campus note.

Classes, which began this week for 바카라사이트 autumn semester, generally met as usual. But 바카라사이트 loss of internet service created a series of o바카라사이트r complications and adjustments, including staff ei바카라사이트r working from home when 바카라사이트y¡¯re usually on campus, or coming to campus while normally at home.

The university also waived late fees in such areas as class registration, and warned of possible delays in distributing financial aid funds. Campus officials even noted that workers would manually lift gates in parking areas to allow for vehicle entries and exits.

¡°Faculty, staff and students rose to 바카라사이트 occasion,¡± Professor Ono and Dr Pendse say.

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