Universities and Schools under cyberattack: How to Protect your Institution of Excellence - Webinar

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern

Industry: Education

Topic: Universities and Schools under cyberattack: How to Protect your Institution of Excellence

CPE Credits: A certificate of completion will be provided upon request to those attendees that require the event to count for CPE credits.

The New York Times recently reported that universities face a rising barrage of cyberattacks.  University officials even acknowledge that they often do not learn of cyber break-ins until much later, if ever, and that even after discovering the breaches they may not be able to tell what was taken.  Recent cyber-threats have also targeted schools and entire school districts, in some cases.

Universities in the U.S. are undeniably the coveted innovation centers of the world where the best minds converge to bring cutting-edge inventions and innovations to the fore.  Being targets of cyberattacks is obviously not doing any favors to the solid brand and reputation that U.S. universities have worked hard to build over the years.

Schools and educational institutions too have established a long-standing reputation of being centers of learning and excellence for young minds who will go on to shape our futures.

But the information security challenges faced by universities, schools, and educational institutions are very different from those faced by typical corporations.

The very nature and tenet of a university’s success is based on the free flow of information, open collaboration across borders, and thinkers of an international scale coming together to exchange ideas and learn.  Schools and educational institutions face a slightly different set of challenges in that their students are a lot younger and potentially looked upon as easier targets.

If you represent a university, school, or educational institution and have either faced or are concerned about facing a cyberattack, join ERM for this webinar where we will discuss what you can do to protect your center of excellence from becoming a vulnerable target for hackers.

 

About The Speaker

Brandon Witte is an information security expert with Enterprise Risk Management, Inc.  He has worked closely with several universities and educational institutions, offering them guidance and technical expertise in how to secure their information assets and infrastructures.  His core technical expertise is in the area of security penetration testing and infrastructure-wide security assessment spanning a wide range of technical platforms and implementations.  He also possesses significant experience in performing enterprise-wide security risk assessments including highly technical risk assessments for several educational institutions and centers of excellence.

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