Universities are a juicy prize for cyber criminals. Here are 5 ways to improve their defences
- Written by Ivano Bongiovanni, Lecturer in Information Security, Governance and Leadership / Design Thinking, The University of Queensland
ShutterstockUniversities worldwide are a growing target for hackers. A July 2020 report by cybersecurity company Redscan found more than 50% of UK universities recorded a data breach in the previous 12 months.
More recently, a data breach has affected 444,000 users of ProctorU. Universities, including several Australian ones, use this online tool...





