It’s no secret that higher education institutions are at risk for severe cyberattacks and data theft. Last year, the New York Times highlighted the “shaky state of student privacy” in the wake of a devastating cyberattack that left the personally identifiable information (PII) of millions of students compromised. While the cyberattack in question targeted primary and secondary school students, those at higher education institutions are vulnerable as well. Colleges and universities tend to be slow to recover from cyberattacks, even as ransomware attacks against them continue to surge.