Shared Solutions for Security in Higher Education

In today’s Web 2.0 world, CIOs and faculty members at institutions of higher education are being challenged to balance the need for an increasingly open, collaborative wireless learning environment with the need for creating and enforcing security policies that protect and promote academic freedom – all while providing for the safe exchange of information. It’s a tough job, especially as open content becomes more mainstream in institutions of higher education, and students expect to be able to readily access and utilize a wide range of Web 2.0 capabilities. They demand 24/7 access to their online social networking communities for both academic and personal use from anywhere on campus. Privacy is a fundamental human right that is increasingly at risk. Today, one-third of digital information includes personal information; forecasted to rise to 45 percent by 2012. It is critical that university thought leaders be able to meet the needs and expectations of students and faculty by leveraging the power of information and communication technology tools for teaching and learning, while managing the risks that these technologies pose. Read the rest of the story here.