Experts Say Universities Susceptible to Data Breaches

The Cornell Daily Sun (Jul 8 2009) Higher Ed , Data Breach

Categories:
Sectors: Consumer, Corporate, Government, Healthcare, Higher Ed
Primary Issues: Compliance, Data Breach, ID Theft Prevention, Medical Identity Theft
Incidents: Lastest Data Breaches, Reports

Quotes

  1. “ Universities are particularly susceptible to data breaches because of their decentralized structure. ”
    By Beth Givens
  2. “ Cornell is undertaking an institution-wide data inventory initiative and conducting a full review to further improve our policies and practices regarding the security of our confidential data. ”
    By Simeon Moss
  3. “ The faster we move on that, the better off we will be. ”
    By Jim Davis
  4. “ Some colleges used to use social security numbers as ID numbers many years ago. ”
    By Jack F. Dowling
  5. “ Just because a laptop was stolen containing SSNs, it does not mean that these people will become victims of identity theft. ”

Entities Mentioned


  1. In early June, when a Cornell employee’s computer contained the names and social security numbers of more than 45,000 students and staff members, it was the school’s third data breach in the past four years. In June 2008, someone hacked into an administrative computer that contained the personal information of 2,500 students. And in 2005, a similar incident affected more than 900 individuals. Frighteningly, information universities like Cornell require students to supply can actually cost them their identities if it falls into the wrong hands. (Read Full Article)

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