Higher Education: Balancing Openness With the Threat of Cyberattacks

Higher education is a security dichotomy too tempting for cyberattackers to resist. On one hand, there are reams of valuable information: cutting-edge research, valuable intellectual property obtained with industry collaboration, confidential student and faculty records, and healthcare information. On the other, there is a culture of openness and partnership at colleges and universities critical to academic success, which is risky when it strays into IT and network security territory....