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The CDW-G Higher Education IT Security Report Card 2006 is CDW-G's second annual survey of higher education IT professionals. CDW-G worked with Eduventures - a noted market research firm within the higher education market - to survey 182 higher education IT directors and managers to examine the challenges they face as they implement security programs on campus. This year’s report indicates that IT security is a major challenge at higher education institutions; 58 percent of respondents experienced at least one security incident in the last year. While IT directors and managers place a very high priority on improving IT security, they are often stretched for budget and resources.
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The CDW-G Higher Education IT Security Report Card 2006 is unique because it asks higher education IT directors and managers to rate the support for IT security they receive from various audiences. Specific objectives of this study were to:
- Determine the major challenges and barriers to improved information security programs on campus
- Allow IT directors/managers to rate the support they receive from various higher education stakeholders - administration, faculty and students
- Identify IT directors/managers’ views on IT security priorities within the higher education environment
- Gain a greater understanding of higher education IT security pain points, as well as visibility into the proliferation of security incidents on campus
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- Administrations earn a "B." Only 6 percent of respondents state that their administrations are "not very supportive," while 58 percent state they are "extremely" or "very" supportive of IT security initiatives. The biggest barriers? "Financial commitment" and lack of "funding for training programs"
- Students earn a "C." Thirty-one percent of respondents state that students are not supportive of IT security initiatives. Reasons cited include "lack of awareness" and a "disregard of rules/policies"
- Faculty earn a "C." Twenty-eight percent of respondents state that faculty are not supportive of IT security initiatives. "Lack of awareness" and the "expectation that exceptions will be made for individuals" are the biggest barriers
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Which of the following types of institutional data were exposed, lost, or stolen?
- Thirty-three percent of IT directors/managers report some type of data loss or theft in the last year; 9 percent report a loss or theft of student personal information
How would you rate IT security among your professional priorities?
- An overwhelming majority (84 percent) of IT directors and managers rate IT security as a top-five priority
To what degree is each of the following a barrier when you are working to improve IT security on campus?
- Respondents rate "lack of funding" and "too few staff resources" as the biggest barriers to improving IT security on campus
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CDW-G commissioned a survey with Eduventures (a noted market research firm within the higher education market) on IT security. Working with Eduventures, CDW-G conducted the online survey of IT directors and managers between May 24, 2006 and July 19, 2006. The survey leveraged online interviews. Using a population size of more than 10,000, the sample survey of 182 provides a margin of error of approximately +/- 5.5 percent at a 90 percent confidence level. Survey respondents came from a variety of higher education settings – from large research institutions to small community colleges.
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