After discovering that it had outdated disaster recovery plans and enormous risk exposure in 2018, the University of Illinois system embarked on a five-year plan culminating in a massive failover test.
To be successful, the chief privacy officer needs to collaborate with many other administrative and academic offices to converge on an institutional approach to privacy in higher education.
Collaboration and partnership between academia and law enforcement can bring about positive contributions for future research and activities in cybersecurity.
The Biden Administration has released a National Cybersecurity Strategy, a comprehensive plan to address the most pressing cybersecurity issues. The National Cybersecurity Strategy does not explicitly include policies for higher education, but some policies may open or strengthen opportunities for institutions to participate in federally funded cybersecurity programs.
Joe Potchanant, Director of the EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Program, talks about new directions for the program, his background, and his ideas about how institutions of all types can best meet the challenges around keeping data safe.
Joe Potchanant, the new Director for the EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Program, talks about his ideas for making the program more effective for members and institutions.
Cybersecurity is becoming more expensive for higher education institutions. Case Western Reserve University is responding to the challenge by prioritizing its security controls.
Ben Archer, Privacy Manager for Arizona State University, answers some questions about privacy and the strategy he employs at his institution.
EDUCAUSE community members offer cybersecurity and privacy perspectives on the 2023 Top 10 IT Issues.
The landscape of admin rights across academia looks much the same today as it did five years ago. While many institutions still grant admin rights to all employees, no questions asked, others are looking to strengthen their policies.
