Date & Time: Thursday, September 18th at 2 p.m. ET
Universities and education institutions today face an increasingly complex and evolving cybersecurity landscape, characterized by sophisticated phishing attacks, ransomware threats, and data breaches targeting sensitive research, student records, and financial information. The distributed nature of university networks, reliance on diverse digital platforms, and the open academic environment create numerous vulnerabilities that threat actors actively exploit.
This constant barrage of cyber threats necessitates a proactive, intelligence-driven, and adaptive approach to security to safeguard institutional integrity and protect the privacy of students and faculty—particularly as these institutions seek to rapidly innovate using AI and cloud technologies.
To effectively combat these challenges, Dr. Tricia McGill, a cybersecurity expert and adjunct professor of information assurance and risk management at Georgetown University, will discuss how university managers must prioritize a multi-faceted cybersecurity strategy and resilient defense against the ever-present dangers in the digital realm while balancing cost and the need to maintain broad connectivity.
Key Takeaways
- Cybersecurity landscape: An overview of the top threat actors targeting universities and their primary motivations
- Actionable threat intelligence: How to move from simply knowing about threats to using that intelligence to inform security priorities and automate defenses
- Building a culture of security: Strategies for empowering faculty, staff, and students to become part of the solution, reducing the “human element” risk
- A multi-faceted cybersecurity strategy: Why higher ed should use robust access controls and multi-factor authentication, advanced threat detection and response systems, threat intelligence, and conduct regular security awareness training for staff and students
- Building a resilient defense: The importance of fostering strong partnerships with cybersecurity experts and global partners, adhering to data protection regulations, and developing comprehensive incident response and recovery plans
Speaker
Dr. Tricia McGill, Director, Google Public Sector Academy
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