Thin staffing within institutions' cybersecurity and the privacy units have led to increasing workforce strain, according to this survey from EDUCAUSE.
Budget cuts at the National Center for Education Statistics signal future disruptions to data collection, sounding the alarm for higher education planning.
It’s no secret that many institutions are facing enrollment challenges. The institutions who are aggressively re-evaluating their business model and prioritizing innovation above all else have a leg up on their competition.
Elon University, a private university based in the liberal arts in North Carolina, recently announced that it's promising that 90% of its students will reach a foundational level of "data competency" by the time they graduate.
Two-thirds of cybersecurity and privacy professionals said staffing issues have had "some" or "a lot" of negative impact on services offered, according to EDUCAUSE's latest report.
