Higher Education Institutions Are Using Firewall as a Service to Enhance Security
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by Erin Brereton
1d ago
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting higher education institutions. Ransomware attacks in the sector, for instance, were up 70 percent in 2023, according to a report from Malwarebytes. And a Sophos survey suggests that the average recovery cost can top $1 million per incident. In recent years, as cyberattacks have become more nuanced, the firewall technology that colleges and universities use to prevent them has also evolved. While schools may have once relied primarily on hardware servers that inspected incoming and outgoing network traffic, subsequent next-generation firewalls ..read more
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Library Spaces for Today’s College Student
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5d ago
Today’s college libraries are gathering places as much as they are spots where students come to read. When it came time to renovate Sam Houston State University’s Newton Gresham Library, staff knew that the focus was going to be on a lot more than books. After five decades serving students, the library was ready for an upgrade — and not just in the way its visitors perused their reading material. The original library was designed primarily for the needs of individual learners, who needed quiet spaces to read and study, but that’s not what today’s students are looking for. Higher education is ..read more
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3 Ways to Supercharge Higher Ed Device Management with an E-Procurement Solution
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by Andy Viano
1w ago
Device management in higher education is a never-ending task, whether IT teams like it or not. There are many tools available to help colleges and universities stay on top of device management. There are reliable device management platforms — such as Jamf for iOS devices and Windows Autopilot for PCs — for tagging and tracking thousands of laptops and tablets. There are also various asset management programs keeping the applications powering those devices up to date. But even the most thoroughly mapped-out lifecycle management plan, IT teams can’t prevent the ..read more
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Review: Sharp’s Latest Informational Display Moves to the Head of the Class
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by John Breeden II
1w ago
Good digital signage is one of the best ways to impart critical information to viewers exactly when and where they need it. For colleges, informational displays can be used to provide everything from directions around campus to schedules for sports and entertainment events. And unlike static signage, good digital displays can be updated as often as needed and can even be centrally managed. A project to implement digital signage across a campus can be stymied by two problems. First, it’s not usually possible to use common, noncommercial displays because they have no native management features ..read more
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Cyberattacks on Higher Ed Rose Dramatically Last Year, Report Shows
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by Andy Viano
1w ago
Higher education institutions were once again inundated by cyberattacks in 2023, according to a report from Malwarebytes, which called it “the worst ransomware year on record” for the education sector. The grim statistics include a 105 percent increase in known ransomware attacks against K–12 and higher education, surging from 129 in 2022 to 265 last year. In higher education specifically, attacks were up 70 percent (68 in 2022 to 116 in 2023). Those numbers are based only on incidents in which a ransom was not paid, the report notes, meaning that the actual number of attacks wa ..read more
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What Is Windows Autopilot? Supporting Microsoft Device Management in Higher Ed
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by Adam Stone
2w ago
At colleges and universities, computers are a must-have for students, researchers, faculty and staff. That’s potentially thousands of devices for IT to manage, and some tech teams struggle to keep up. Configuring and deploying devices, ensuring security and supporting seamless access to school resources: All of that takes effort when it’s done manually. In the Microsoft ecosystem, a device management platform such as Windows Autopilot can automate much of this work. “Device management tools help our frontline staff spend less time doing manual, repetitive ins ..read more
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What Is Jamf? Supporting Apple Device Management in Higher Ed
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by Adam Stone
2w ago
Editor’s note: Jamf is a device management solution for Apple iOS devices. For PC devices, check out our article on Windows Autopilot. In higher education, everyone needs a computer. Students, researchers, faculty and staff all need at least one device — and sometimes multiple devices — to get their work done. With thousands of devices on campus, IT teams may find themselves struggling to keep up. To ensure a positive user experience, they need to configure and deploy devices, ensure security and support seamless access to university resources. As a manual effort, this is tedious and time ..read more
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What Is a Rapid Maturity Assessment and Why Is It Useful in Zero Trust?
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by J.P. Pressley
3w ago
Bolstering a company’s cybersecurity can cost a pretty penny. But it can mean pennies on the dollar compared with the cost of a breach. According to IBM, the global average cost of a data breach in 2023 was nearly $4.5 million, a 15 percent increase over three years. To combat these threats,  51 percent of organizations plan to increase their security investments and run regular maintenance evaluations to catch vulnerabilities before they escalate. That’s where security maturity assessments come into play. For the nearly 90 percent of global organizations that have started embracing zero ..read more
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How Higher Ed Institutions Use Technology to Communicate
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by Ryan Petersen
3w ago
No matter the industry, clear and effective communication channels are essential to keeping operations running smoothly. In higher education, for example, enrollment and retention are more important than ever, and staying in touch with internal and external stakeholders is key to attracting and keeping new students. Sharing stories of success, promoting new initiatives and keeping current students and staff engaged can all help in these efforts. Technology can play a critical role in making this communication happen clearly and concisely, and many higher education instituti ..read more
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