"Hotline: Cybersecurity and Privacy" tackles the philosophical, moral, strategic, and organizational quandaries related to higher education cybersecurity, privacy, and data. This month, Mike answers your questions about measuring meaningful reductions in cybersecurity risk and the risks and ethical implications of government-authorized "hack back" programs.
Bringing together IT staff from distributed units raises the bar for cybersecurity across the institution.
This episode explores the value of in-person professional development and networking at the 2026 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Denver. Guests share tips for first-time attendees, highlight conference opportunities, discuss meaningful community connections, and offer practical advice for making the most of the event.
Artificial intelligence (AI) preparedness isn't about developing a new security program. It's about ensuring the one you have is robust enough to address the challenges associated with AI.
Artificial intelligence can make software. But not on its own. Give it a vision rooted in institutional knowledge, and the list of problems too expensive to solve gets a lot shorter.
The suggested readings in this installment of the "Leaders Are Readers" series explore leadership as an ongoing practice through lessons about constraints, creativity, stewardship, trust, and human connection.
This episode explores how institutions are balancing innovation, governance, trust, privacy, and digital literacy while preparing learners for an AI-enabled future.
EDUCAUSE responded to a July 2026 Department of Defense (DoD) request for information on a task force review of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. EDUCAUSE emphasized that more flexible cybersecurity requirements would facilitate institutional compliance and called for greater institutional access to DoD compliance experts and resources.
While many academic librarians worry that artificial intelligence (AI) may reduce student engagement, research suggests a different story: students are integrating AI into their research workflows while continuing to rely on libraries for trusted sources and deeper scholarly inquiry.
The Agentic Professor is a construct that helps colleges and universities explore how scalable, long-term personalized instructional support could reshape teaching, assessment, and the role of faculty.
