How Secure Is Your LMS? Get to Know Here

Cyber security has always been a major concern for most organizations and learning management system or LMS often contain sensitive information that should be kept safely. Today, e-learning is a widely used method of learning and the systems are often quite complex and aim to guarantee a satisfaction to the learning while maintaining a good brand image of the learning process. Unfortunately, the internet has become the venue for various illegal activities and there is an increase in cyber-crime. 

           

Information that is associated with the LMS environment often contains personal or confidential data and is exposed to security threats because it is open, distributed and also interconnected.

Since the education sector is increasing using the latest information systems and technology to meet the needs and expectations of the learners who demand more than just a traditional classroom based experience, keeping personal and important data safe from unauthorized people is vital.

Though most of the leading LMSs have great security practices, they secure back-end infrastructure, use SSL certifications and also get external security audits. But attackers are aware of the latest techniques and know about loopholes.

Some Major LMS Security Issues:

1.Authentication and identification: This is the initial step to determine whether the person trying to access your platform is authorized to access the data or not.

2.Segmentation: Your web content may not be for everyone. Some areas may have restrictions and may not be accessible to everyone. So, it becomes important that only people having the right credentials can gain access to such data.

3.Authorization: You should be sure that the person trying to gain access to your information is original and not lying about his or her identity.

4.Integrity: People having the right authorization should be able to modify the data or any documents and objects that are on your platform and make sure that no one tampers with the learning material.

Why is LMS Security so Important?

Let’s take a look at the security in the LMS industry. The organization may contain sensitive data that could be a disaster in the wrong hands. Any breach of the LMS could lead to loss of competitive advantage, a compliance infringement or etc.

The LMS is the medium from where the learning modules and other strategies and processes can be very well managed, tracked, monitored and deployed, assessed and reported. Deploying firewalls and using strong anti-virus packages are of great help. Those who use their own device to access the LMS should have their devices protected and screened adequately and should use an anti-virus software.

Another most important key task that employees or users should follow is to change their access passwords on a regular basis.
It is also a good idea to create independent apps so that the users can access easily to take their assessments at their convenience. Independent cyber safety audits are recommended as the audits can spot any failings within the system and these can be easily fixed. You can opt for a LMS vendor who will offer maintenanceand security support services and this will solve a lot of hassles in the future.