University deadline looms for updated Safeguards Rule
Colleges are expected to comply with new student financial data protection standards by June 9 under the FTC’s updated Safeguards Rule.
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Tennessee passes TikTok ban for universities
State lawmakers passed a bill banning the use of the social media app TikTok on Wi-Fi networks run by universities and colleges.
Security should be standard in CS courses, says CISA director
Consumer safety should be a central focus as computer science students pursue their degrees, CISA Director Jen Easterly wrote in a recent blog post.
Patient data was breached at West Virginia University
West Virginia University accidentally exposed patient data after uploading it to a public website used by developers who were not university employees.
University CISOs are breaking open the cybersecurity ‘black box’ on campus
University chief information security officers said their once-technical roles are becoming more advocacy and education based.
McGraw Hill confirms data exposure of students’ emails and grades
Education publisher McGraw Hill misconfigured a cloud storage device, exposing the emails and grades of students across the U.S. and Canada.
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FTC sues homework aide Chegg over multiple data breaches
Data breaches at Chegg going back to 2017 exposed the personal data of more than 40 million users of the company's homework software.
Universities still granting admin privileges to all employees, survey finds
An Educause survey found 30% of colleges and university networks give all staff and faculty users administrative privileges.
IBM adds 14 HBCUs to cybersecurity center program
IBM said there are now 20 historically Black colleges and universities where it's opened cybersecurity training facilities.
Cyberthreats against academia picked up this year, CrowdStrike says
As financially motivated attacks get easier to carry out, more universities are entering entering the crosshairs, CrowdStrike says.