Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | 12:00PM–1:00PM ET | Online

Webinar | Rethinking Security Planning in Times of Austerity

This webinar is a part of the EDUCAUSE Industry Insights series.

When security risks expand and budgets shrink, every decision can feel like the wrong one. Cyberthreats continue to escalate in volume and sophistication, yet many institutions face mounting financial pressure that forces difficult trade-offs. For higher education IT leaders, the challenge is balancing limited resources with the need to protect institutional data, research, and reputations.

In this webinar, we’ll explore practical strategies from across the security domain to reorient traditional thinking and creatively address the toughest problems when it comes to cybersecurity and information security investments. Drawing on real-world examples from universities that have utilized these strategies for security planning, vendor relationships, and more, we’ll explore different approaches for assessing the current threat landscape, understanding constituents’ real needs, rethinking relationships with providers, and building a scalable model for security investments.

Today’s financial pressures are real. Security leaders must play an active role in overcoming them. Join this webinar to learn how.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Prioritize security investments and articulate your strategy to leadership.
  • Challenge assumptions to maximize the value of existing tools and vendor relationships.
  • Identify creative and cost-effective alternatives for managing security needs.
  • Respond to faculty, student, staff, and researcher concerns effectively and securely.
  • Recognize inflection points for scaling security services.

Presenters

  • Michael Corn

    Executive Strategic Consultant, Vantage Technology Consulting Group
  • Kristen Eshleman

    Vice President of Library & Information Technology, Trinity College
  • Joanna Grama

    Senior Principal, Vantage Technology Consulting Group
  • Ed Hudson

    Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and CIO, University of Kansas
  • Kim Milford

    Executive Strategic Consultant, Vantage Technology Consulting Group

Resources & Downloads

  • Recording

    Updated on 9/30/2025

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