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ENCRYPTION ATTACKS ARE ON THE RISE–IT’S TIME TO SECURE YOUR DIGITAL TRAFFIC

Ian Milligan-Pate, Area Vice President, Zscaler
April 25, 2023May 10, 2023


GIVEN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT, IT LEADERS AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS NEED TO
BE PREPARED FOR A CYBERATTACK


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You see them in courthouses, sports arenas, and airports. People are accustomed
to emptying their pockets, opening their bags, and passing through a metal
detector when entering certain buildings. Inspecting all human traffic – and the
items they carry – is a way to keep the facility and everyone inside it secure.

With the explosion of cyberattacks against higher-education institutions, it’s
time for technology leaders to take a similar approach to cybersecurity. To keep
the network secure, all digital traffic–including encrypted internet
traffic–should be inspected before it is allowed onto the network.

Encrypted Traffic: The New Front Door

Encrypted internet traffic, known as hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS),
protects data as it is transferred from a web server to a browser using SSL or
TLS encryption protocols. In the early days of the internet, HTTPS was used only
for sensitive data. It is now the standard for transmitting data over the
internet.

Encrypted data can be anything – a username and password, credit card number,
student grades, research reports, etc. It can also be malware. A recent study
found that over 85 percent of cyberattacks now use encrypted channels, with
malware being the top form of attack.

With the rise in criminal trends like ransomware as a service, cybercriminals no
longer need to write their own code or set up the operational infrastructure to
launch a ransomware campaign. Cyber attackers are hiding in a place that was
once deemed safe. 

Higher Ed in the Crosshairs

Cyberattackers favor easy targets that offer a high reward, and they are finding
that in higher education. That same study found a 132 percent year-over-year
increase of encrypted attacks against the education sector, which follows a 50
percent increase from the previous year. Higher education leaders have also set
a precedent for paying large ransoms, with perhaps the most notorious being
$1.14 million paid by the University of California, San Francisco, to retrieve
the encryption key after a cyberattack locked their files.

Cybercriminals know that many higher-ed institutions do not inspect SSL
encrypted traffic, which leaves an open attack vector for them to exploit.
University networks are often built with an open architecture to promote
information sharing. So, once an attacker is in, they can move freely and
laterally within the campus network. They often target sensitive research data,
which is the crown jewel for many research-led institutions.

By taking an “inspect all bags” approach and inspecting all traffic at the front
door, cyber attackers can be stopped before they can get in.

Inspecting all encrypted traffic may sound overwhelming–if not impossible–to
institutions that already have resource constraints, especially those colleges
and universities that are working with legacy technology. On-premises,
next-generation firewalls developed for a hub and spoke security framework are
common in higher education. While they serve a purpose, they don’t have the
ability to inspect SSL-encrypted traffic at scale. They also create a vulnerable
attack surface for bad actors to exploit.

The rise in remote learning has only added fuel to the fire. Students are now
accessing campus networks from pretty much anywhere and from any device, further
expanding the attack surface and increasing the flow of encrypted traffic to the
network.

Privacy is another inhibiting factor. College and university networks are
deliberately designed to be open to allow for sharing of ideas. Academic freedom
and open internet policies have kept higher ed institutions from implementing
SSL inspection detection tools. However, modern cloud-based security platforms
give institutions the flexibility to secure encrypted traffic while still
bypassing sensitive content in order to maintain strict privacy policies.

A Shift to Zero Trust  

To overcome barriers to securing its systems, higher education can take a page
from the federal government and shift to a zero trust security model. The idea
behind zero trust is just like it sounds – nothing is trusted until it is
authenticated, which happens not only at the point of entry, but throughout what
becomes a layered network.

With zero trust protocols in place, all traffic coming in would be automatically
inspected and authenticated, with access granted based on permissions. If a bad
actor were to slip through that first line of defense, the security layers
within the network hinder lateral movement to minimize damage. Zero trust also
monitors traffic going out to protect against theft of sensitive data.

A zero trust framework makes it extremely difficult for cyberattackers to launch
a successful attack. Because of that, the federal government has mandated that
all agencies and the Department of Defense adopt a zero trust framework.

While updating legacy technology is highly recommended, colleges and
universities can implement elements of the zero trust framework quickly without
ripping and replacing all of their systems. This can be done by adopting a
unified, cloud-native zero trust security platform that sits on top of existing
technology. Traffic flows into and out of the network – whether it is an on-prem
data center or a public cloud – after passing through the security platform.

With this approach, all traffic is monitored and authenticated per zero trust
protocols, allowing institutions to inspect SSL-encrypted traffic at scale while
also maintaining the highest privacy standards for faculty, staff, and students
through granular policy controls.

With the current environment, higher education institutions need to be prepared
for a cyberattack. Because institutions possess valuable and sensitive research
information, many have already taken an enterprise approach to cybersecurity to
holistically protect the institution and its research by leveraging a zero trust
model. More institutions need to follow suit quickly to avoid becoming the next
victim.

Related:
How to position your data defense strategies
Key strategies to keep students’ information secure




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Zscaler’s team for state and local government and education.


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