Educational institutions handle large amounts of personal
information and are increasingly becoming targets for cyber-attacks
and data compromise. Considering managing and planning for these
risks will help an educational institution better protect its
students' personal, confidential and health information from a
data breach, and will assist the institution in being compliant
with privacy law and regulation.
Laptops, tablets and internet connected devices are now
omni-present in Australia's educational institutions. Used by
students, staff and the institution, these technologies provide
efficiency in how the institution interacts with its student
population. But the increased use of mobile devices within a
network poses significant challenges for institutions – in
particular, in protecting its network against infiltration,
compromise or attack and in securing the personal and confidential
information accessible within that network.
