Protecting HBCU Futures Starts in the Cloud: An Interview with Mable Moore

• Mark Brown and Mable Moore
• May 11, 2022
• Editors' Pick

Higher education institutions that do not achieve cybersecurity compliance are in danger of losing their ability to receive Title IV Federal Student Aid program funding. Approximately seven out of ten students on HBCU campuses receive federal student aid to pay their tuition. The Student Freedom Initiative and Cisco have begun working directly with HBCUs to identify and address cybersecurity compliance gaps at these institutions.

Self-Sovereign Identity User Scenarios in the Educational Domain

• Gerd Kortemeyer
• April 13, 2022

The model of self-sovereign identity offers tempting benefits as educational systems become increasingly global and as learning spans a lifetime.

Zero Trust Architecture: Rethinking Cybersecurity for Changing Environments

• Peter Romness, Heather Chester, Sharyne Miller, Xavier Belanger and Tom Barton
• February 15, 2022

A Zero Trust approach to cybersecurity can help you protect digital assets in a dispersed and changing environment of devices and connections.

Transforming Security Awareness during the Pandemic: (Still) Adjusting on the Fly

• Ben Woelk, Kelly Haley, Casey Hennig and Cara Bonnett
• January 27, 2022

Cybersecurity professionals at four higher education institutions discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their security awareness programs.

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0: What It Means for Higher Education

• Mike Corn
• December 14, 2021

The first iteration of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program (CMMC 1.0) approached cybersecurity as an abstract set of rules that were largely removed from how security is practiced. The changes in CMMC 2.0 seem to be a direct response to the weaknesses of CMMC 1.0.

Ed Hudson and Michelle Norin on Cybersecurity [podcast]

• Ed Hudson, Michele Norin, Brian Kelly and John O'Brien
• October 26, 2021

Two IT leaders discuss a cyberattack that occurred at each of their institutions and share insights into preparing for future threats. Originally recorded on July 12, 2021.

Mike Corn and Cheryl Washington on the Role of the CISO [podcast]

• Mike Corn, Cheryl Washington and John O'Brien
• October 26, 2021

John O'Brien, EDUCAUSE CEO and President, talks with Mike Corn, CISO for the University of California San Diego, and Cheryl Washington, CISO, for the University of California Davis, about the increasing relevance of the Chief Information Security Officer role. Originally recorded on June 3, 2021.

Asking the Right Questions for Procuring Inclusive, Accessible Technology

• Kyle Shachmut
• October 25, 2021

Consensus best practices for evaluating the accessibility of vendor products are now incorporated into the HECVAT, a tool for product security, streamlining vendor risk assessment.

HECVAT 3.0 Launches … to Outer Space?

• Nick Lewis
• October 25, 2021

Updates to the Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit modernize the questions, improve usability, and add accessibility as a new dimension for product assessment.

Corporate Conversations: Danielle Rourke from Dell on Future Tech Trends [video]

• Danielle Rourke
• October 11, 2021

Danielle Rourke, Senior Strategist for Higher Education at Dell, an EDUCAUSE Platinum Partner, offers her perspective on the next five years of technology.

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