UC Berkeley Increases Cyber Security Budget, Planning Against Attacks
As universities face increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, UC Berkeley is allying with other University of California campuses to address security risks, The Daily Californian reports.
UC Berkeley was previously underfunded for a college of its size but will increase investment in its central information security program from $1.5 million to $3 million for the next fiscal year. Universities face the challenge of protecting intellectual property and the personally identifiable data of their populations while preserving the openness unique to a research institution, the article says.