In the aftermath of a slew of data breaches, including one at Ohio University, educational institutions are scrambling to shore up security, revamp policies and undertake hefty reviews of what needs to be protected. IT leaders at colleges and universities are facing a tough challenge, say experts, as security demands a balancing act between information that needs to be available and shared internally within an open and accessible tech infrastructure and making sure they do everything possible to provide all campus users the expected level of data privacy.

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