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29 avril 2017

Phishing across the pond: 70 percent of U.K. universities impacted

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. Back in November 2016, we filed Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to 70 universities across the U.K. asking questions around each institution’s experiences with phishing. The responses we received indicate that phishing is still a major security challenge – even for top universities. More...

29 avril 2017

The mental health factor in college security

University Business LogoBy Ray Bendici. Higher ed struggles to keep pace with growing need for mental health services. More...

29 avril 2017

College cyber-attacks: Don’t take the bait

University Business LogoBy Sherrie Negrea. Phishing is just one type of “social engineering”—the criminal act of manipulating people to surrender confidential information. In the past five years, it’s become a constant threat, and many college leaders see it as the No. 1 cybercrime they face. More...

29 avril 2017

I love my security guard job, but there’s a subtle apartheid dividing the staff

The Guardian homeBy. My colleagues and I are striking to show the University of London that outsourced workers should have the same benefits as those employed directly. More...

27 avril 2017

Professional Insecurity in a Fraught Environment

HomeOne way of countering a campus culture in which everyone is afraid to speak is to stop relying on student evaluations to assess nontenured faculty, argues Robert Samuels. More...

26 avril 2017

New Frontiers in Cyber Security: Locomotives without Wheels, Moats, Deep Learning at the Edge

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgTechno-News Blog. Industry analyst Bob Sorensen recently told us something most IT managers already know deep in their apprehensive hearts: cyber security is in a sorry state. More...

25 avril 2017

Cyber-security – A critical new academic discipline?

By Sarah Sweeney. The role of technology is rapidly expanding the possibilities of education, but how can African countries harness that potential to transform the educational system overall? Diaspora experts can certainly help, particularly in the field of cyber-security. More...
22 avril 2017

Cybersécurité. Inauguration de la chaire de Centrale Supélec Rennes

L'école Centrale Supélec Rennes vient d'inaugurer une chaire de cybersécurité dédiée à l'analyse des vulnérabilités. Cette chaire est intégrée au Pôle d'excellence cyber breton créé en 2014 par Jean-Yves Le Drian, ministre de la Défense.
Source : http://www.gref-bretagne.com/Actualites/Revue-de-presse/Cybersecurite.-Inauguration-de-la-chaire-de-Centrale-Supelec-Rennes

16 avril 2017

Warning: These fraud attacks are wreaking havoc on education

eCampus NewsBy Stu Sjouwerman. On March 14, it was reported in CSO (a leading cybersecurity outlet) that 110 organizations experiences successful phishing attacks targeting their W-2 records. This put more than 120,000 taxpayers at risk for identity fraud.  Despite warnings from the IRS in early February, employees continue to fall victim to the bad guys’ ploys. More...

16 avril 2017

Hack, counter hack

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. David C. Wajsgras focuses on the cyber world where most interactions are faceless, but he knows the importance of face-to-face meetings with students interested in careers in cyber security. More...

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