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Elizabeth Davis

Author: Elizabeth Davis

Elizabeth is a senior solutions architect at AWS. She currently works with educational technology companies and has a passion for serverless and data orchestration technologies.

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How Hartnell College recovered critical systems using AWS after a cyber attack

Cyber events are unfortunately becoming a common event in higher education. When Hartnell College experienced a cyber event in 2022, they used AWS while working with AWS Partner Ferrilli to recover and rebuild their systems. Based on the lessons learned from Hartnell College’s experience, higher education leaders can explore certain steps to better prevent and prepare against cyber events.