Searching for a Smoking Gun, Chasing a Silver Bullet: Data Breaches in Higher Education

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Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): D. Christopher Brooks Joanna Grama
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Research Collection(s): Research Bulletins
ParentTopics:
Cybersecurity Data Breach Data Security Incident Management and Response Information Security Governance Intrusion Detection and Prevention Network Security Security Awareness Security Management Security Metrics Security Risk Management Vulnerability Assessment and Management

Abstract

The EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) published its first look at data breaches in higher education in 2014. Our current research looks at whether any factors increase or decrease the likelihood of a higher education data breach. Is there a smoking gun, something found in every higher education data breach? And, conversely, is there a silver bullet—a control or controls that higher education institutions can employ to prevent data breaches?

Citation for this Work: Brooks, D. Christopher, and Joanna Lyn Grama. Searching for a Smoking Gun, Chasing a Silver Bullet: Data Breaches in Higher Education. Research bulletin. Louisville, CO: ECAR, February 21, 2017.

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