Who We Serve
IT Consulting for Higher Education
Higher education runs some of the most complex technology environments anywhere, with open networks, research data, and a community that turns over every year. Defender IT helps colleges and universities bring order to sprawling systems, protect sensitive research and student data, and negotiate technology on an institutional budget.
Overview
Higher education runs some of the most complex technology environments anywhere, with open networks, research data, and a community that turns over every year. Defender IT helps colleges and universities bring order to sprawling systems, protect sensitive research and student data, and negotiate technology on an institutional budget. We are vendor-neutral advisors, so we evaluate the market on your behalf and keep the advice independent of the vendors. Our compliance depth helps you meet the frameworks that increasingly apply to federally funded research.
Compliance pressures
- Protecting student records and privacy obligations
- NIST 800-171 for federally funded research data
- Securing open, high-turnover campus networks
- Vendor risk management across many departments
Common projects
- NIST readiness checks for research compliance
- Cybersecurity assessments for campus networks
- Connectivity and infrastructure benchmarking
- Managed RFP to bring rigor to decentralized procurement
Readiness Check
Start your NIST CSF Self-Assessment.
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