Cybersecurity


Articles

  • Education Sector a Top Target for Mobile Malware Attacks

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    Mobile and IoT/OT cyber threats continue to grow in number and complexity, becoming more targeted and sophisticated, according to a new report from Zscaler.

  • Okta, OpenID Foundation Propose New Identity Security Standard

    Okta and the OpenID Foundation have announced the formation of the IPSIE Working Group — with the acronym standing for Interoperability Profiling for Secure Identity in the Enterprise — dedicated to a new identity security standard for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications.

  • Reports Note Increasing Threat of Nation-State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks

    A bevy of new cybersecurity reports point to the continuing problem of nation-state-sponsored threat actors. The primary culprits have long been Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, which all show up in recently published reports from Microsoft, IBM, Tenable, and Fortinet.

  • AI Dominates Key Technologies and Practices in Cybersecurity and Privacy

    AI governance, AI-enabled workforce expansion, and AI-supported cybersecurity training are three of the six key technologies and practices anticipated to have a significant impact on the future of cybersecurity and privacy in higher education, according to the latest Cybersecurity and Privacy edition of the Educause Horizon Report.


Podcasts

  • A Security Operations Center Powered by Students

    The University of South Carolina Aiken recently found a creative way to staff a new security operations center — and give students hands-on cybersecurity training at the same time. We spoke with Ernest Pringle, vice chancellor for IT and CIO at USC Aiken, about creating a student-led SOC, helping students put cybersecurity theory into practice, forging regional cybersecurity partnerships, and more.

  • Balancing Data Insight with Data Governance, Privacy, and Transparency

    As VP for information technology and CIO at the University of Michigan, Ravi Pendse is committed to fostering a robust data culture that democratizes the use of data to inform decision-making. At the center of that culture is transparency: making sure students, faculty, and staff know exactly what types of data are collected, and how that data is stored, accessed, managed, and shared. Here, we talk about creating a data-aware, privacy-aware ecosystem, data governance challenges, making data visible to students, and more.


Webcasts

  • Getting Identity Right: Why Flexibility Is Key to a Modern IAM Solution

    In this fireside chat, Campus Technology Editor in Chief Rhea Kelly will speak with Unicon's Paul Spaude, IAM Software Engineer & Consultant, and David Mendez, Managing Director, Critical Infrastructure, about key considerations for implementing a modern identity solution, differences between open source and proprietary products, and what it takes to move a modernized identity solution forward on campus.

  • Navigating Modern Data Protection and Privacy in Education

    Watch today to gain valuable insights and actionable strategies to protect your organization's sensitive information!


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