According to the Director of Indiana University for Applied Cybersecurity Research Fred Cate, higher education is vulnerable because – in contrast to stealing information from targets such as financial institutions – university computer networks have featured relaxed security rules historically and have been as inviting as their campuses.
This is because these universities want their donors, alumni, students, prospects and faculty to connect with them pretty easily.
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