Under attack: it’s time universities responded seriously to the worsening threat of cybercrime
…sectors can afford on cybersecurity. The nature of these institutions (highly distributed, extremely collegiate, with lots of autonomy and decision-making units) means that it can be hard to get buy-in when proposing to spend more money on system upgrades, better security, and more integrated technology. But the reality is that a lack of investment in tech infrastructure upgrades now will cost more in the long term when universities are inevitably…