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Cybersecurity of research. New reports reveal the scale of the challenges

Universities and research institutions are no longer solely places of education and scientific inquiry. [...]

01.04.2026

Cyberattacks on academia. Case studies - march 2026

From Campus Networks to Critical Research: March 2026 Cybersecurity Incidents in Focus

March 2026 brought a new wave of cyber incidents affecting universities and research institutions worldwide, [...]

01.04.2026

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From Strategy to Action: Strengthening Research Security in Europe

How can Europe effectively protect scientific research in an era of increasing geopolitical tension, technological [...]

31.03.2026

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Protecting knowledge and technology - a growing challenge for research institutions

Cybersecurity in the research sector is becoming one of the key challenges for the future of states, economies, [...]

26.03.2026

Cyberattacks on academia. Case studies. February 2026

February 2026: Ransomware, Medical Disruption and Repeated Breaches Hit Global Universities

From Europe’s largest university being forced offline for days, to U.S. medical facilities reverting to paper [...]

02.03.2026

Strengthening security in research and academia

Strengthening Security in Research and Academia – Brussels Conference to Launch ECC-RIE

On 10 March 2026, the Polish National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) Brussels Office, in cooperation [...]

17.02.2026

Cyberattacks on academia. Case studies. January 2026

From Data Breaches to Misconfigurations: January 2026 Cyber Incidents in Academia

The first month of 2026 confirmed that universities and education-related institutions continue to face a broad [...]

02.02.2026

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SOC4Academia Toolbox – Chapter 5: Operating a University SOC in Practice

At its core, this chapter answers the question: How can universities operate a Security Operations Centre that is [...]

26.01.2026

Cyberattacks in Higher Education December 2025

When Shared Platforms Fail: Lessons from December 2025 Cyberattacks on Global Universities

December 2025 continued the trend of significant and increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks on higher-education [...]

08.01.2026

Cyberattacks in Higher Education. November 2025

November 2025 – Global Wave of University Cyber-Attacks

The global higher-education sector continues to face an unrelenting surge of cyber incidents — and November 2025 [...]

02.12.2025

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