#199: Securing Decentralized IT at UT-McCombs & Tanium's 'Whole of Education' Framework [EDUCAUSE 2024]
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Featuring:
- Cory Wilburn, Chief Information Officer, Texas McCombs School of Business
- Doug Thompson, Chief Education Architect, Tanium
What You’ll Learn:
Leadership Insight: The Chief Alignment Officer
Cory Wilburn redefines the CIO role as "Chief Alignment Officer," focusing on ensuring everyone understands how they contribute to the organization's mission (I love this Cory!)
Creating a "culture of safety" forms the foundation for innovation - "if you're trying to move the ball forward and fall short, you're among friends, not in a 'gotcha' environment"
Building trust begins with personal connections - meet team members where they are (and not where you think they should be!)
The storytelling imperative - effective security leaders must communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences through compelling narratives
Higher Ed's Unique Security Challenge: Decentralized IT
Higher education operates as a "coalition of the unwilling" requiring consensus-building rather than top-down directives
The academic paradox: institutional openness creates security vulnerability - "everyone walks in with multiple devices and you add to it with classroom technology"
Balancing innovation with protection - "you always have to find that right balance of risk and innovation" based on data sensitivity and organizational context
The constant risk-reward calculation of patch management - "we're going to break this system with this patch, what's the trade-off?"
Tanium's Whole of Education Framework
Provides "AWACS-like visibility" across fragmented IT environments while respecting academic autonomy
Real-time endpoint management creates a "staff multiplier" effect, freeing IT professionals from routine maintenance
Success story: Winston Salem State University transformed staff culture through enhanced visibility, with employees now generating innovative solutions
Visibility without control - "we're not taking over their environment, we're simply looking so you know what your risk is"
The Evolving Threat Landscape
Sobering statistic: 80% of breaches stem from unpatched software vulnerabilities, with 80% of those preventable
COVID accelerated digital transformation - "in three months they had done exactly what I'd been trying to get them to do for years"
IoT explosion has increased endpoints by "magnitudes of hundreds over what it was just five years ago"
Education remains the primary defense - "at the end of the day, your biggest risk points are your users"
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