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University of South Carolina notifies 34,000 of computer records hack

August 23, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

The University of South Carolina has started notifying 34,000 people with ties to its College of Education that their personal information might have been accessed in a computer…

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Experts: University of Nebraska cyber attack was unsophisticated

June 6, 2012June 5, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The hacking of information on more than 650,000 University of Nebraska (UN) students, alumni, parents, and employees—which ranks among higher education’s largest data breaches—had the markings of an…

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The March Madness bracket feared by every campus IT official

March 14, 2012March 12, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

March Madness has yet to tip off, and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has already won a championship. This run through the NCAA Tournament brackets, however, won’t end with…

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Google search change leads to major higher-ed security breach

August 31, 2011August 30, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

A modification in the way Google searches the web exposed the social security numbers of 43,000 people affiliated with Yale University, highlighting another data storage vulnerability that could…

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The Final Four no college wants to make

April 1, 2011March 31, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

There’s a March Madness bracket out there that might cause nightmares for campus technologists everywhere. It ranks higher education’s worst security breaches, and a related report says things…

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The top 10 higher-ed tech stories of 2010: No. 7

January 3, 2011December 28, 2010 by From staff reports

In October, higher education saw one of its largest data security breaches ever, as the Social Security numbers, dates of ... Read more

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Ohio State reports massive network security breach

December 20, 2010December 16, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and other personal information for about 760,000 current and former Ohio State University (OSU) students were accessed by unauthorized network users in…

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University faces lawsuit after security breach

December 15, 2010December 13, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

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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The best way to avoid data loss on campus

March 3, 2011October 11, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Misplaced USB drives or other portable storage devices account for several of the most recent security-breach instances in higher education. And campus technology chiefs have a simple solution…

University of South Carolina notifies 34,000 of computer records hack

The March Madness bracket feared by every campus IT official

Google search change leads to major higher-ed security breach

The Final Four no college wants to make

The top 10 higher-ed tech stories of 2010: No. 7

Ohio State reports massive network security breach

University faces lawsuit after security breach

The best way to avoid data loss on campus

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