092. University of Salford & Tanium: Higher Education's Security Challenges

Recently, the University of Salford announced their partnership with Tanium, to help the education institution improve their security against an increase of attacks. Universities have been high up on the target list for threat actors over the course of the pandemic, and these nefarious parties aren't slowing down anytime soon. In this episode, Holly interviews Mark Wantling - the University of Salford's CISO, as well as Chris Vaughan of Tanium to understand more about their partnership and trade tips on protecting the education sector from cyber-attacks. 1:00 Security challenges in higher education 3:40 Joiners, movers, and leavers 8:30 Are the basics really all that basic? 13:10 How Covid-19 has pushed digital transformation 15:00 Visibility is key 22:00 Your whole security team vs a single pentester 33:00 Are universities sitting ducks for cybercriminals? 37:45 Should you pay the ransom? 40:00 Stop calling it a ransomware attack 45:50 Are you setting the bar high enough? 57:30 Timing is everything 59:00 Closing remarks Listening time: 60 minutes Host: Holly Grace Williams, MD at Secarma Guests: Mark Wantling, CISO at the University of Salford Chris Vaughan, Technical Account Manager at Tanium More info on Salford & Tanium's partnership: www.tanium.com/customers/university-of-salford www.tanium.com/press-releases/tanium-helps-protect-the-university-of-salford-from-surge-of-cyberattacks Contact Mark here: www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wantling-7b149690 More about the University of Salford: www.salford.ac.uk Contact Chris and other Tanium reps here: www.tanium.com Our website: www.secarma.com Tweet us: www.twitter.com/Secarma Events: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/secarma-ltd-31129456455 NCSC approved security tips: www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/10-steps