Research reveals top universities at high risk for security breaches

By Stefanie Botelho. BitSight Technologies, the standard in Security Ratings, today released a new BitSight Insights report titled, “Powerhouses and Benchwarmers: Assessing Cyber Security Performance of Collegiate Athletic Conferences,” which uncovers quantifiable differences in security performance across collegiate athletic conferences from July 2013 through July 2014. The report reveals that as a sector, the nation’s top schools are at even greater risk for security breaches than retail and healthcare. More...