With high-profile hacking incidents at Boston College, Northwestern University, California State University at Chico, and several other institutions, March was a bad month for campus computer security. And the future won’t look much brighter, according to some experts, unless colleges start streamlining their technology. Too often, the experts say, campus networks suffer from decentralized servers, antiquated machines, and a sense that information should flow freely—all of which can create inviting holes for hackers.



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