Date: January 22, 2026
Location: Virtual
Event Website: https://www.chronicle.com/events/virtual/the-growing-international-cyber-threat-facing-research-universities
Presenter: Anita Nikolich
The strengths of America’s research universities, such as their intellectual-property and open-research collaborations, also make them vulnerable. In addition to ransomware and phishing scams, America’s pre-eminent institutions face increasing espionage and intellectual-property theft by countries competing with the United States.
How can research universities protect themselves from these emerging threats? What should institutions look out for as cybercrimes become more advanced?