Today, cloud computing plays a central role in the technology ecosystems of every college and university. The degree of cloud adoption varies, of course. Some schools might use a handful of carefully vetted Software as a Service (SaaS) providers for videoconferencing, email and their learning management systems. Others have taken an all-in, cloud-first approach to managing their infrastructure.

Either way, the manner in which higher education IT provisions and manages services has been forever changed. The flexibility and agility of the cloud allows technologists to improve the level of service they provide to students, faculty and staff while also keeping costs under control. These services do, however, pose new potential cybersecurity risks that must be ­mitigated. Perhaps the most significant risk in a cloud-centric environment is the potential misconfiguration of cloud provider security controls.

Published April 2021 in EdTech Magazine.
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