University faces lawsuit after security breach
Data security breaches have plagued colleges and universities for years, and now a former student at the University of Hawaii (UH) has sued the school for negligence in…
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Not getting the (text) message
It is a typical morning on campus, with students heading to class and professors and staff arriving for work, when suddenly there is an emergency. It could be…
Botnets continue to threaten campus networks
Web security experts say university IT officials should stop using students’ Social Security numbers as identifications, because about 5,900 known botnets have stolen valuable information from computers in…
Schools fall victim to P2P security breaches
Peer-to-peer file sharing in schools and colleges has come under scrutiny again after a Federal Trade Commission probe turned up massive security breaches that made student grades, Social…
Notification delay surfaces in Alabama shootings
Nearly an hour passed before University of Alabama at Huntsville officials dispatched emergency notification to students and faculty after fatal shootings allegedly committed by a professor, raising new…
Going rogue: IT officials fight student-run web networks
Campus technology officials say there's only one surefire way to stop students from creating their own wireless internet connections in dormitories, thereby creating a security risk for computer…
Feds release cyber safety booklet
A new booklet released by the Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies helps parents and teachers steer kids safely through the online and mobile-phone worlds.
FTC: Virtual worlds pose real threat to minors
Minors are able to access explicit content in virtual worlds without much difficulty, and the operators of those virtual worlds should take steps to keep that content away…
Report names top threats to campus networks
Eight out of 10 colleges included in a recent study were deemed vulnerable to cyber attacks that could cost IT departments thousands, highlighting the security downfalls of decentralized…
8-state cyber consortium gets $2.7 million grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.7 million grant to an eight-state consortium of technology centers and community colleges that is working to block cyber attacks and…