Higher ed leaders brace for new reporting requirements

Higher education IT leaders are preparing for changing federal reporting requirements on cybersecurity, data privacy and web accessibility, Jarret Cummings, Educause’s policy lead says on the Cutting EDge podcast. https://edscoop.com/new-federal-it-requirements-coming-to-higher-ed-educause-says/ In the news this week: A top official from the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office is pleading with higher education institutions to report cyberattacks and data breaches the moment they’re discovered. https://edscoop.com/cyber-incident-reporting-ed-dept-federal-student-aid-office/ The Federal Trade Commission is suing edtech vendor Chegg for exposing tens of millions of users’ personal information after four major data breaches since 2017. https://edscoop.com/ftc-sues-homework-aide-chegg-over-multiple-data-breaches/ Campus tech leaders are continuing to look to play a greater role in overall institutional strategic planning, according to the new list of 10 lT priorities released by Educause. https://edscoop.com/educause-priorities-list-gives-it-leaders-a-seat-at-the-table/ Hear more from the higher education information technology community every two weeks on the Cutting EDge podcast. Listen here. https://edscoop.com/cutting-edge-podcast/