October 27, 2006
Security Lapses Common at Colleges
Most colleges and universities experienced at least one breach in information-technology security during the past year, according to a study by the consultancy CDW Government Inc. and Eduventures.
In the survey of 182 college officials, 58 percent reported some kind of IT incident, and 9 percent reported a loss or theft of personal student data.
Thirty-five percent of those surveyed reported a hacker attack from outside the institution, and 21 percent said their systems had
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