Higher Education User Risk Management Roundtable

The Higher Education User Risk Management Roundtable brought together CISOs from New Jersey’s top colleges and universities for an evening of strategic conversation and great dining.

Hosted by Dune Security alongside Jeremy Livingston (CISO, Stevens Institute of Technology) and Sharon Kelley (CISO, New Jersey Institute of Technology), the roundtable focused on the unique challenges higher ed institutions face, from open networks and decentralized users to targeted attacks on academic data. Leaders shared approaches for reducing user-driven risk and tightening controls across complex, high-trust environments.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Dune Security hosted CISOs from leading New Jersey colleges and universities for a focused dinner on the state of cybersecurity in education.

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