Research Data Risk

Higher Education is a target for Internet criminals generally, and ripe for data theft specific to research in higher education. All academic campuses battle Internet intruders daily.

Criminals Target Research Data

While some Internet crime targets academic institutions generally, some criminals are interested in a different kind of information theft:  intellectual property and trade secrets.  Whether your research is sponsored or has a patent pending is immaterial to Internet criminals intent on cyber crime.  For some international groups, cyber crime is a legitimate means of furthering capital resources, technology, weaponry, agriculture, and social structure in their country.