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The Higher Education IT Security Report Card 2007 is CDW-G's third annual survey of higher education IT professionals. CDW-G surveyed 151 higher education IT directors and managers to examine the challenges they face as they implement security programs on campus. Quantifiable feedback is essential for raising awareness of security vulnerabilities that exist in higher education in order to create change in the community.
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The CDW-G Higher Education IT Security Report Card 2007 is unique because it asks higher education IT directors and managers to rate the state of IT security and the support they receive from constituents on their campuses. The 2007 report provides three-year trend data along with additional insights on increasingly complex campus security issues such as converged IT and physical security solutions. Specific objectives of this study were to discover:
- Challenges and barriers to improved information security programs on campus
- IT directors/managers’ opinions on the support they receive from various higher education stakeholders - administration, faculty and students
- IT directors/managers’ views on IT security priorities within the higher education environment
- IT directors/managers’ approach to the convergence of IT and physical security in higher education
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To view an in-depth analysis of the CDW-G Higher Education IT Security Report Card, please complete the information form at the link below.
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- IT and Physical Security Integration earns a "C." 54% of respondents state that they have the infrastructure to support integration, but only 25% of campuses are "fully" or "mostly" integrated
- Students earn a "C." Respondents cite a "disregard of rules/policies" and "lack of awareness" as the major roadblocks with students. Many campuses are using education as a means to improve students’ understanding of IT policies, with required tutorial sessions or classes that engage students to be a part of the security solution
- Faculty earns a "C." The higher education culture continues to plague faculty grades. Respondents say that "lack of awareness" and the "expectation that exceptions will be made for individuals" are the biggest challenges. Using solutions such as network access control increases awareness of security protocols by ensuring that only machines updated with the latest software access the system
- Administrations earn a "B." Respondents cite administrators’ "lack of financial commitment" as the biggest barrier to implementing better IT security and policies on their campuses. Respondents also need administrators to commit to enforcing IT policies
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This year’s report indicates that IT security continues to be a major challenge at higher education institutions. For the second year in a row, 58% of respondents experienced at least one security incident in the last year.
As far as you know, which of the following types of IT security incidents did your institution experience in the last year?
Which of the following types of institutional data were exposed, lost, or stolen? (Select all that apply).
How would you describe your campus’ integration of IT and physical security?
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O’Keeffe & Company conducted the online and in-person study of IT directors and managers between May 24, 2007 and August 2, 2007.
- A total of 151 IT directors and managers from a variety of higher education settings – from large research institutions to small community colleges – completed the survey
- The sample size equates to a +/- 5.5% precision at a 90% confidence level
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