campus-security

Beginning February 17, James Madison University will cut network access to any JMU-owned computer running unsupported versions of Windows or macOS — a hard campus enforcement that targets Windows 10/11 builds 22H2 and below as well as macOS Ventura and older releases. This move is a strict...

College administrators are leaning into AI chatbots as quiet partners—using them to parse regulations, draft communications, summarize enrollment trends and even stress‑test strategy—but the rapid expansion of that “shadow” use is colliding with legacy privacy rules, brittle governance and a...

Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team has described a stealthy, financially motivated operation dubbed “payroll pirate” that has, since March 2025, targeted U.S. universities to hijack payroll by compromising Exchange Online and HR SaaS accounts such as Workday and quietly redirecting salaries...

All West Virginia University–managed computers still running Windows 10 will be removed from the university network on Oct. 1, a last-resort enforcement step intended to protect WVU systems, research data and patient information ahead of the operating system’s end-of-support cycle. This hard...

Microsoft has officially announced the discontinuation of Windows 11 SE, its education-focused operating system designed for low-cost laptops. Support for Windows 11 SE will cease in October 2026, marking the end of an initiative aimed at competing with Google's Chrome OS in the educational...

West Virginia University has recently announced a sweeping change to its digital access protocols: from now on, all Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace services will require an active WVU Login account mediated through the university’s new identity management system, Okta. This transition marks a...

As students gear up for another school year, the search for the perfect laptop is often only half the equation. Equally vital is the choice of software—applications that empower students to organize their work, fuel creativity, enhance productivity, and safeguard their digital lives. In the...

As cybersecurity threats continue to escalate across higher education, institutions are under mounting pressure to reinforce their digital defenses. Montclair State University is the latest to take a significant step in this ongoing battle, announcing the implementation of Duo Multi-Factor...