While most media attention is focused on cyber-attacks against financial institutions, airports, and government entities, colleges and universities are highly desirable targets for bad actors. Educational institutions house enormous amounts…
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The education community is constantly striving for innovation: innovation in the ways we educate our youth, innovation with respect to how society absorbs new knowledge, innovation in the way that…
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College and University CISOs Must Understand Source of Threats to Defend Student PII
by Peter Jacobs March 12, 2019For college and university CISOs cyber attacks are a daily, if not hourly threat. Universities and colleges are regularly targeted by cybercriminals as rich sources of personally identifiable information (PII),…
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Columbia University Medical Center’s CISO Shares Insights into Benefits of Cloud-Based Cybersecurity
by Peter Jacobs March 6, 2019Cloud-based cybersecurity is critical to every organization, but for colleges and universities, the warning lights are all flashing red. A recent report ranked education last out of 17 major industries…
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We all know that technology is shaping the future. From easier communication to money-saving artificial intelligence – technology is touching every part of our daily lives, including education. In recent…
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Converge 2019: What Every Educator Needs to Know
by Jackie Davis February 22, 2019As every educator knows, there are many conferences each year and many of them deliver similar messages to the audience. One that brings something different to the table is Converge,…
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Department of Education Grants Open Now for Higher Education and K-12 Schools
by Jenna Sindle February 14, 2019The application windows for two major education funding buckets from the Department of Education are now open. According to Elizabeth Evans, of the Grants Office LLC, the Education Innovation and…
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Building a Smart Campus: How Vision Becomes Reality
by Jenna Sindle January 24, 2019Since the late 1990s many universities and colleges have aspired to build a smart campus. With the rate of technological change, it’s been hard to keep up with what exactly…
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Punchout Technology Brings Simplicity to Online Procurement Process for Colleges and Universities
by Jenna Sindle December 11, 2018Colleges and universities across the United States are well known for ground-breaking discoveries and inventions. But behind the scenes, the procurement teams that support the professors, researchers, and students have…
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With More Student Data and Research in the Cloud, Do You Have the Right Security Strategy?
by Jackie Davis November 29, 2018Colleges and universities across the country have embraced the cloud in a way that few other fields have. From student facing applications that streamline the admissions and registration process to…
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