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It’s 10 P.M. Do You Know Where Your Data Is? Preventing Cyberattacks and Maintaining Data Privacy

Program Description
Due to the massive amount of varied and sensitive data that colleges and universities hold – including faculty performance reviews, students’ medical histories and disciplinary records, data regarding clinical trials and research subjects, and donor information – they are attractive targets for hackers and other cybercriminals. Consider that most institutions of higher education desire to operate within “open” environments to allow for robust teaching and learning and the easy sharing of ideas. Next, contemplate the increased number of personal devices and networks in which university data may now be stored or accessed due to the surge in remote learning and working caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it seems that now more than ever colleges and universities must take precautions to keep data safe, secure, and free from malicious attacks as well as unintentional breaches.
Join us for this two-hour webinar focused on what college and university counsel should know as they work with their campus information technology partners, leadership, and others in an effort to maintain compliance with data privacy laws and minimize institutional risk and potential liability, ranging from large regulatory fines to harmful reputational damage, due to a data breach or cyberattack. Topics addressed will include:

  • Application of data security efforts in the higher education context: Why are colleges and universities more vulnerable?
  • Discussion of applicable data privacy and cybersecurity laws
  • Development of data governance policies
  • Vendor-related issues
  • Prevention and response to cyberattacks
  • Remote working and learning concerns: protecting confidentiality of remote investigations; securing data on home networks; recording classes and meetings
Who Should Attend?
This intermediate-level webinar will be of interest to in-house and outside counsel to colleges and universities, administrators in the fields of compliance, information technology and information security, and others with responsibilities related to data privacy and cybersecurity.