Chair of Thompson Coburn's Cybersecurity group, Jim Shreve, was interviewed by
University Business in a series of articles on ransomware attacks,
cybersecurity and the impacts on higher education.
Jim has helped advise institutions on their potential risks to
cyberattacks and has worked with clients on privacy matters and
incident response for over 20 years. The articles highlight how
having proper firm representation during an incident can be an
enormous help in a crisis moment, when leaders may not be thinking
as clearly about demands or the loss of data.
The first article, “Held for Ransom: Why colleges must be
proactive to prevent cyberattacks,”
explains how institutions are huge targets for hackers because of
their openness and what they possess. Since the beginning of the
COVID-19 pandemic, cyberattacks on colleges are on the rise and
valued by hackers worldwide. That's not necessarily because
of the extreme payouts they might receive, but because of
