New on WCET Frontiers
Practice
MonsterBash: Data Protection and Privacy Unmasked
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 10/31/2018
It is getting scary out there! What a spooky coincidence that October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month! It is 2018, is your institution or organization’s data protected? How do you know the goblins, ghouls, and trolls are not already […]
Policy
E.U. Regulations that are Enforceable Against U.S. Higher Education Institutions
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 11/27/2017
What do you know about the E.U.’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? If you have not read up on this important regulation recently, never fear! Today, Cheryl Dowd, Director of the State Authorization Network, is here to provide background […]
Policy
Data Privacy for Institutes of Higher Education (IHE)
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 4/5/2017
Data privacy and protection is becoming an increasingly important topic on a personal and professional level and in all fields -not just higher education. Lately stories about hackers gaining access to important data has filled my news feed. We need […]
Practice
Words can be intimidating: Cybersecurity and Our Role in Higher Education
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 2/8/2017
Today we welcome Mike Abbiatti, the executive direction of WCET and WICHE Vice President for Educational Technologies, to WCET Frontiers. Mike will discuss the term cybersecurity in higher education, why we should care about protecting privacy and data, and actions […]