Infosec solutions for higher education
Faculty, staff and students face different threats, and mandates like FERPA and GLBA evolve alongside them. Infosec IQ keeps your program current with updated learning paths, built-in automation and reporting that simplifies proving compliance.
Why cybersecurity is different for higher education
Budgetary limitations
Higher education institutions are high-value targets for ransomware and data theft, but security teams are typically small and underfunded for the complexity they face.
Three distinct audiences
Faculty, staff and students all need cybersecurity training, but they face different threats, have different technical backgrounds and respond to training very differently. A one-size-fits-all approach leaves gaps.
Federal compliance
Failing short of FERPA and GLBA requirements can result in lost funding, investigations and reputational damage. Keeping up with evolving mandates requires thorough documentation.
Decentralized IT teams
With departments, schools and research units often managing their own systems, enforcing a consistent security awareness program across your institution can be a real operational challenge.
Build a cybersecure institution with Infosec IQ
Meet Infosec IQ, the platform higher education institutions use to deliver security awareness training and drive measurable behavior change across faculty, staff and students.
- Educate every audience on campus. Infosec IQ delivers role-relevant training to faculty, staff and students, with content tailored to how each group uses technology and the threats they're most likely to face.
- Reinforce secure behaviors over time. One-time training doesn't change behavior. Infosec IQ provides ongoing training, phishing simulations and targeted follow-up to build habits to tackle real-world scenarios.
- Gain visibility into risk across your institution. Track completion, identify at-risk users and report on program effectiveness across departments, schools and campuses. Get the documentation you need to satisfy auditors and demonstrate program value to leadership.
How Infosec IQ supports higher ed institutions
Infosec IQ is Infosec's security awareness platform that helps higher education institutions build awareness, change behavior and measure results across every audience on campus.
Built for compliance
Aligned to requirements like FERPA, built-in dashboards and reporting give you the documentation you need for grant auditors, IT governance committees and institutional leadership without starting from scratch each cycle.
Dedicated program support
A dedicated client success manager helps you set up your program, select the right training cadence for each audience and continuously improve based on your institution's data.
Role-based training
Access over 3,000 awareness and training resources that your institution can personalize for faculty, staff and students. This ensures each group receives training relevant to their daily technology uses and needs.
UMass Boston & WVU
Learn how two higher education security leaders built awareness programs that work across faculty, staff and students — including how they gained buy-in, selected the right training cadence for each audience and proved program effectiveness with real metrics.
Featuring insights from:
- Alison Murray, Sr. Information Security Specialist, University of Massachusetts-Boston
- Amanda Griffith, Assistant Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance, West Virginia University
Infosec IQ for higher education
Every higher education institution faces a unique mix of challenges, including varied audiences, compliance requirements and resource constraints. Infosec IQ gives you a centralized, flexible platform to build a security awareness program that works for all of them, with reporting to prove it's working.
Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to strengthen an existing program, we'll show you exactly how Infosec IQ fits your institution.