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How a small cybersecurity team is tackling emerging threats

Auburn University migrated its growing web of software platforms to free staff to focus on the next phase of cybersecurity.

What Canvas learned from a massive cyberattack

The cyberattack that rocked Canvas last spring offered a stark lesson for higher education: Institutions must move faster on several fronts to stay ahead of emerging threats.

The next higher ed cyber crisis will likely start off campus

Third-party software has become essential to modern university operations, but it has also created new threats. Proper data governance can protect colleges from the next attack.

What this data exploit reveals about higher education’s cyber security

Last week's Instructure breach highlighted how third-party vendor vulnerabilities can trigger widespread operational and data security crises.

Here’s how a new AI-driven “arms race” has snarled cybersecurity

As bad actors use AI to scale attacks, universities are fighting fire with fire to stay one step ahead.

Ransomware data breaches soar in the U.S., affecting K12 and higher ed privacy

Of the 250 ransomware attacks on K12 and higher education across the globe. more than half occurred in the U.S.

Why massive data breaches are still surging in higher ed

Despite universities' cybersecurity advancements, hackers are still succeeding with advanced phishing techniques. Here's how schools can improve their first line of defense.

How to support your weary technology staff

It takes more than counseling and therapy to keep your IT and cybersecurity pros from applying elsewhere in the next year, according to this survey from EDUCAUSE.

High tech CTE: How higher ed can capitalize on an emerging market

Degree-granting institutions and CTE programs are no longer an either-or for the emerging American workforce. Here's how they can work in tandem.

How reduced budgets can hurt your school’s cybersecurity and privacy

Thin staffing within institutions' cybersecurity and the privacy units have led to increasing workforce strain, according to this survey from EDUCAUSE.