Cyberattack on Alamo Colleges is thwarted
The Alamo Colleges shut down several computer systems Wednesday to protect them from a cyberattack, officials said, mySA reports. The community college district discovered the attack about 11…
Month: August 2013
University cybersecurity: Different, but still the same
Universities are shoring up their cybersecurity strategies amid a rising wave of attacks on their networks, GCN reports. Schools from the University of North Carolina to the University…
Richard Vedder: The real reason college costs so much
Another school year beckons, which means it's time for President Obama to go on another college retreat, The Wall Street Journal reports. "He loves college tours," says Ohio…
Can 90,000 students online make colleges better?
This week not just elementary and high school students, but also college students head back to class, KUHF reports. This year universities in Houston are expanding their role…
New research platform lets surveys go mobile
According to Daryl Pinkal, head of product development of the research platform Qualtrics, a researcher has just one shot when attempting to get respondents to take a survey.…
Creating a greener campus
Implementing more eco-friendly practices is smart policy in higher education. Not only can it help save money and improve efficiency; it also can help attract a new generation…
Symplicity Announces Horizons 2013 Summer Update
ARLINGTON, Va., August 28, 2013 — Symplicity, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for higher education, today released the summer ... Read more
Colleges play it safe after latest data breach
UD's early-August security breach was due to a third-party software the school had been using, Karl Hassler, associate director of IT Network Systems and Services at UD, said…
New England colleges with biggest social media reach
Brown University is not only one of the top-ranked colleges in America, it's also a Top 30 social media player, according to author, blogger and inventor Vala Afshar,…
University of Mississippi Medical Center admits data breach
The Clarion-Ledger reports that an employee of the University of Mississippi Medical Center mistakenly attached a spreadsheet containing 2,279 students' personal information to a mass eMail sent on…