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ARTICLE · 13 OCTOBER 2015

Data Breaches Are Not Academic: Colleges And Universities Should Take Appropriate Steps To Avoid Or At Least Minimize Their Exposure

Data breaches at colleges and universities are on the rise.

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Data breaches at colleges and universities are on the rise. These institutions are targets because their networks have access to a large amount of private information, including educational and medical records, as well as employees' personal data. But in other instances, their systems are being attacked for malicious sport.

In a recent Client Alert members of Reed Smith's Insurance Recovery Group and Information Technology & Privacy and Data Security Group discuss how data breaches will happen, but academic institutions should take certain measures now to protect – or at the very least minimize – their exposure in the event of a breach.

This article is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice.

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