The Federal Trade Commission has given edtech company Chegg 90 days to improve its data security practices.

Though universities are using technology to protect attacks against their research data, IT officials told EdScoop that communicating with researchers is the backbone of strategy.

A recent audit found the state's Education Department was storing sensitive personal data in plaintext format and not updating its software.

Inside cultures that are designed to be collaborative and open, IT leaders are struggling to corral their users and educate faculty on network risks.

The district's superintendent has notified parents of students at Orchard Views High School that some academic data had been accessed and changed.

A spreadsheet mistakenly sent to 297 new students contains personal and academic information of every applicant to the school's fall master's program.

A spokesman said the university is treating the incident affecting 4,557 students as "a teachable moment."

Arkansas' Ray Girdler tells EdScoop that getting teachers and administrators involved in his state's voluntary training program takes finesse.