A security company was able to work with a major unnamed university in the northeast to stop an attack that was initially thought to originate from students to disrupt online testing. It turned out to come from another university.
In these uncertain times, it's important to consider the ways crisis response is influencing the security and privacy of institutional systems and data.
The OmniSOC security operations center exchanges security data and best practices with institutions throughout the higher education sector.
Zoom Video Communications has acquired Keybase, a secure messaging and file-sharing service.
Even as schools are dealing with the fallout from coronavirus, a Michigan university is facing the fallout of a cybersecurity virus too. Michigan State University said a data breach that hit one of its software vendors has affected about 300 people who processed credit card payments through its ecommerce site, shop.msu.edu.
Worldwide health concerns aside, cybersecurity is the "most daunting challenge," according to a survey of engineers around the globe.
Two cybersecurity reports that highlight mobile device risks — one from Verizon and the other from NetScout Systems — have also touched on education in their findings.
Within the next three years, artificial intelligence will power 40 percent of privacy compliance technologies. That’s up from 5 percent now, according to market research firm Gartner.
A new survey from IT management software provider SolarWinds has outlined the top security threats for public sector organizations.
The federal government has launched a "clearinghouse" website to help education institutions prepare for threats.
