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edtechmagazine.com > higher > article > 2026 > 07 > translating-higher-education-cybersecurity-business-value

Translating Higher Education Cybersecurity Into Business Value

2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (767+ words) Aaron McCray is a Field CISO at CDW. For years, cybersecurity has been treated as a technical problem and an unavoidable cost of doing business. In higher education, that framing is no longer workable. Universities are competing for students, grants…...

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edtechmagazine.com > k12 > media > video > istelive-26-cybersecurity-everybodys-job-how-k-12-districts-are-building-culture-shared

ISTELive 26: Cybersecurity Is Everybody’s Job – How K-12 Districts Are Building a Culture of Shared Responsibility

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (377+ words) One of the greatest group project collaborations in K–12 right now has nothing to do with social studies or science projects. The IT leaders who understand the risk tend to speak in technical language, while the administrators and educators who control…...

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edtechmagazine.com > higher > article > 2026 > 07 > managed-security-service-provider-higher-education-strategy

Rethinking Managed Security Services in Higher Ed: From Ticket Closers to Strategic Partners

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (813+ words) Aaron McCray is a Field CISO at CDW. Managed Security Service Providers used to be seen as a way to “outsource the pain” of monitoring and incident response. For many universities — where small teams are tasked with protecting sprawling, open…...

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edtechmagazine.com > higher > article > 2026 > 07 > 4-critical-security-considerations-ai-higher-education

4 Critical Security Considerations for AI in Higher Education

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (559+ words) Jessica E. Bright is a Senior Manager of Customer Enablement for CDW. Steve Thamasett is a Executive Technology Specialist for CDW. Generative artificial intelligence is revolutionizing how colleges and universities operate, streamlining workflows, supporting research and enhancing learning. But as adoption…...

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edtechmagazine.com > higher > article > 2026 > 07 > 5-questions-about-security-debt-higher-ed-institutions

5 Questions About Security Debt for Higher Ed Institutions

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (215+ words) Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and author and is known for his unbiased and comprehensive…...

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edtechmagazine.com > k12 > article > 2026 > 07 > istelive26-how-k-12-districts-can-build-safer-smarter-digital-ecosystem

ISTELive26: How K–12 Districts Can Build a Safer, Smarter Digital Ecosystem

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (770+ words) K–12 school districts are packed with digital tools, and it’s up to IT leaders to manage the governance, data and risk associated with them. But no single department can do this alone and without all of the facts they need to…...

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edtechmagazine.com > higher > article > 2026 > 06 > how-marshall-university-preparing-students-evolving-cybersecurity-workforce

How Marshall University Is Preparing Students for an Evolving Cybersecurity Workforce

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (620+ words) The job market is often perceived as tough: too few jobs and too many applicants. Newly graduated college students trying to secure their first jobs in the cybersecurity industry have it tough for another reason: Employers want experience. “One of…...

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edtechmagazine.com > higher > article > 2026 > 06 > how-universities-can-manage-vendor-risk-after-canvas-breach-perfcon

How Universities Can Manage Vendor Risk After the Canvas Breach

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (928+ words) In May, a cybercriminal group executed the largest educational data breach on record, targeting Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system. The breach impacted 275 million students, teachers and staff across approximately 9,000 education institutions. Many took quick action. The…...

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edtechmagazine.com > higher > article > 2026 > 06 > higher-ed-institutions-ramp-defenses-against-deepfakes

Higher Ed Institutions Ramp Up Defenses Against Deepfakes

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (993+ words) Nathan Eddy works as an independent filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, specializing in architecture, business technology and IT. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Deepfakes have become a serious security and trust problem for…...

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edtechmagazine.com > higher > article > 2026 > 06 > deepfake-out

Deepfake Out | EdTech Magazine

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (993+ words) Nathan Eddy works as an independent filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, specializing in architecture, business technology and IT. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Deepfakes have become a serious security and trust problem for…...

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