The federal govenrment has tied Title IV Funding to data security, here’s the key standards that could be replicated by states:
- Universities will be required to have “reasonable safeguards” to data breaches
- Universities will beed an estblished response plan
- Universities will need to oversee 3rd party service providers
Without these requirements, univeristies lose funding.
Department of Education | Breach Response Check List
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