Voice Security in Higher Education

As an industry, Higher Education is highly targeted by cybercriminals via the Voice Channel.  Here a few key indicators:

• Ransomware Attacks on Higher Education Spiked 70% in 2023
• Ransomware Attacks Affected 79% of Higher Education Providers in 2023
• Social Engineering was the Leading Cause of Data Breaches in the Education Sector in 2023

Institutions of Higher Education are founded on communal principles and duty, inviting diverse discourse while providing a broad range of resources and opportunities to interact and engage. Moreover, these organizations hold vast and diverse stores of personal, financial, and proprietary data connected to their students, donors, novel research and intellectual property.

The inherent composition, societal role and economic realities facing organizations of Higher Education make them perfect prey for opportunistic cyber-thieves who are leveraging the voice channel (or telephone) as their weapon of choice.

In this webinar, we will cover terminology and principles of Voice Security with an examination of vulnerabilities and impacts specific to Higher Education in three key areas:

Service Providers: faculty, staff, administrators

Stakeholders: students, parents, donors, board members, government, grantors

Risk Management & Security: information technology, help desk, cybersecurity

Our discussion will also cover ways organizations can eliminate voice-based threats and strengthen their overall security posture.