Higher education IT teams are struggling to enforce password rules

IT teams in higher education are struggling to enforce strong passwords, resulting in an increasing number of data breaches, new research has claimed.  To solve the problem, these organizations should deploy password management solutions, says password management solutions provider LastPass. The company recently polled 300 IT professionals employed at higher education institutions and found that this year, 88 percent of these …

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Keeper interview: passwords, education, and the future

It’s not often that we give out near-perfect scores in reviews, but Keeper impressed us enough to score 4.5 stars out of 5 in our Keeper password manager review. It’s hands down one of the best password managers out there today. We praised it for its zero-knowledge encryption technology, role-based access and password sharing, and simple password auditing.  We caught …

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Microsoft says it now has over 200 million education users

As the second half of the academic year gets underway, Microsoft has taken the opportunity to share new information about its student user base, as well as its vision for the future of education technology. In a recent blog post, Barbara Holzapfel, Microsoft VP for Education, said that more than 200 million students, faculty, institutional leaders and teachers are actively …

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AV and IT tech: enhancing learning across higher education

As the student user experience becomes more important than ever, so does the role of  audio-visual (AV) technology. The coronavirus pandemic has led to the closure of many university campuses and AV and IT solutions hold a vital role in ensuring students and staff remain safe on campus and provide flexibility in a time when the sector needs it most. …

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