CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY OVERVIEW Kingston University is a thriving higher education institution spread out over four campuses in southwest London. With more than 17,000 students, 2,000 staff, 6,500 devices — including Macs, PCs, and short-loan laptops — and a sizeable cloud environment to protect, there’s plenty to keep Chief Information Officer Simon Harrison busy. Universities are increasingly in the crosshairs of online attackers who believe porous networks and underinvestment in cybersecurity by some make them an easy target. Data breaches at UK universities have doubled over the past two years, according to FOI data, as state-sponsored hackers and financially motivated gangs look to steal highly valuable research data. Additionally, phishing attempts targeting students have r

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