Unfortunately, there is no one size fits all solution for protecting your information; however, you can make it more difficult for cyber-criminals to access your personal and work-related information. The following tips, tricks, and strategies are provided by industry leaders in cybersecurity and can help defend against threats.
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Educause Cybersecurity & Privacy
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Accumulating pressures on higher education have created an inflection point requiring two new cybersecurity operating models.
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While higher education is not covered by a pending rulemaking on cyber incident reporting, EDUCAUSE is monitoring the process given the possibility that colleges and universities could face a similar requirement in the future.
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CEO for Hitachi ID Systems, Nick Brown, talks about the challenges of identity strategy in higher ed.
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Higher education institutions that do not achieve cybersecurity compliance are in danger of losing their ability to receive Title IV Federal Student Aid program funding. Approximately seven out of ten students on HBCU campuses receive federal student aid to pay their tuition. The Student Freedom Initiative and Cisco have begun working directly with HBCUs to identify and address cybersecurity compliance gaps at these institutions.
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When Boston University’s incumbent endpoint protection tool could no longer meet the institutional needs to defend against a rapidly evolving threat landscape, the solution was an endpoint detection and response (EDR) system.
More Resources
National Cybersecurity Alliance - Stay Safe Online
US-CERT Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency - National Cyber Awareness System - Tips
