IT Security

A group of anonymous hackers from around the world found an unorthodox way to express frustration with rising tuition and "raise awareness" of perceived problems in higher education.

Tools4ever, the market leader in identity and access management solutions with more than five million user accounts worldwide, announced today that Colby-Sawyer College will implement its User Management Resource Administrator (UMRA) and Self Service Reset Password Management (SSRPM). Colby-Sawyer College, of New London, New Hampshire, is a comprehensive baccalaureate institution that integrates liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation that until now managed its password and user account management manually.

Barracuda Safe Browser iOS Application Blocks Inappropriate and Malicious Content on Mobile Devices to Facilitate Compliance with Privacy and Internet Protection Statutes

A lapse in student record-keeping on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's computer system led to the online release of a former football star's grades, Chancellor Holden Thorp said Thursday, in explaining a disclosure that's prompted new questions about special treatment for athletes at the elite public college.

The personal information of more than 1,000 current and former faculty members and a small number of ex-students at the University of Rhode Island was accessed by individuals outside the institution after being posted on a publicly shared computer server, officials said Monday.

North Carolina is investigating how what appears to be a transcript for former football star Julius Peppers surfaced on the university's website.

Company Working With Higher Education Customers to Solve Campus IT Management Challenges

Experian QAS launched Visitor IQ, a real-time IP address intelligence product that utilizes summarized demographic data to provide insight on otherwise unidentified Website traffic.The product allowing colleges and universities to adjust Website displays to ensure effective offer strategies and capitalize on each online interaction.

At least 16 people have reported that their credit cards might have been compromised at Olympic College.