From Wipeout to Recovery: Building Cyber Resilience in Higher Ed

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | 4:30PM–5:30PM MT
Session Type: Poster Session
Delivery Format: Poster Session
A real-world cyberattack showed how a compromised Intune admin account can be used to wipe thousands of devices in minutes. This session breaks down a fictional incident and focuses on what matters most after prevention fails: resiliency and recovery. Participants will learn how to protect endpoint management platforms from becoming attack vectors; design for rapid recovery using Commvault and immutable backups; restore Microsoft 365, endpoints, and identity services after a wipe event; and reduce downtime from days to hours with a modern resiliency architecture. Ideal for IT leaders, security teams, and higher ed institutions modernizing endpoint and cloud security.

Presenters

  • Dean Dang

    Director, Enterprise Applications and Services, University of Illinois Chicago

  • Derek Glascoe

    Sr. Manager, Sales Engineering, Commvault

  • Jared Whitehurst

    Director of Sales, Commvault