Unfortunately, there is no one size fits all solution for protecting your information; however, you can make it more difficult for cyber-criminals to access your personal and work-related information. The following tips, tricks, and strategies are provided by industry leaders in cybersecurity and can help defend against threats.
Educause Cybersecurity & Privacy
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Conventional approaches to security training are insufficient to meet the rising tide of cybersecurity threats. Conducting a risk assessment is the first step in identifying the highest risks to human behavior, and mitigating those risks is how the security culture of an organization is changed.
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Higher education institutions must treat cybersecurity as a fund a.m.ental competency, raising awareness a.m.ong users, developing plans, and assessing tools and resources, as cybersecurity threats expand and evolve alongside the laws, policies, practices, and solutions aimed at protecting data and digital systems, all in order to safeguard institutional assets and train tomorrow’s cybersecurity professionals and leaders.
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Colleges and universities implement countless third-party products and services, any of which could pose risks to the institution, its data, and its constituents.
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A chief privacy officer shares four insights to help better understand several nuanced and easily overlooked dimensions of data privacy.
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As the types and a.m.ounts of personal data increase, users and institutions need to strengthen the ways they protect the sensitive information they collect and use.
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