The article explains that higher education institutions must strengthen cybersecurity while preserving the open-access environments essential to learning and research. As ransomware, phishing, and attacks targeting IoT and personal devices increase, campuses face greater exposure from expanding endpoints and external connections. The document outlines five essential actions: staying proactive by continuously updating security tools, prioritizing end-user training to reduce human risk, establishing a clear incident response plan, using layered technologies for continuous monitoring and zero-day threat detection, and understanding available funding sources such as HEERF and federal infrastructure programs. Together, these steps help colleges and universities improve cyber resilience, protect

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