Does Higher Ed Mean Higher Risk? Why University Campuses Are Under Threat
Universities are built for openness, but that openness comes with a steep price. Higher education institutions face an average of 3,574 cyberattacks per week, the highest of any industry. With open networks, unmanaged devices, and critical research infrastructure, they have become a prime target for cybercriminals, nation-state actors, and ransomware groups. The latest research shows […]
Enhancing Cybersecurity in Higher Education: A Shift-Left Approach
Securing a Higher Education Campus remains a significant challenge. There is a direct conflict between the open collaborative nature of our advanced institutes of learning and the perennial need to lock down all sources and targets of cyber threats. For example, in an EDUCAUSE survey, it identified cybersecurity as the number one IT issue for […]