Ransomware
Reports show education is now the most targeted industry for ransomware, with many recent attacks on universities and colleges. Decentralized IT, common in higher education, creates security holes and increases the odds of a successful attack
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Scale of data
Education data such as student records and information, financial data and proprietary research is overwhelming to store, protect and manage
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Shift to hybrid
Education sector workloads, like research data and digital student services are utilizing a broad range of hardware and storage solutions creating hybrid environments. This makes backup and recovery more complex and needs to make sure they manage and cost this shift effectively
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Regulatory compliance
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), HIPAA, GLBA, GDPR and DPA require IT to implement technical safeguards including regular disaster recovery testing
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