State regulators across the country continue to increase their focus on cyber security and data privacy compliance and enforcement. For years, cloud company Blackbaud, a service provider to thousands of nonprofit enterprises,...more
12/8/2023
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As we previously reported, Capital One Financial Corporation announced in July 2019 a major data security breach when an individual gained unauthorized access to personal information about Capital One credit card customers. ...more
8/14/2020
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Recently-issued guidance from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) threatens to “yank” Title IV funding for post-secondary institutions lacking appropriate data security safeguards....more
2/14/2018
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It’s no secret that cybersecurity concerns are a daunting challenge for higher education with their sprawling networks and databases.
But industry leaders are predicting that data security will be one of the most serious...more