How Colleges & Universities Can Detect Data Leaks | UpGuard

This article provides a high-level guide for colleges and universities on identifying, remediating, and preventing data leaks, clarifying the difference between data leaks and data breaches and emphasizing continuous scanning (including dark web monitoring), attack surface monitoring, and third-party risk management. It recommends best practices such as cybersecurity training, risk assessments, incident response planning, and data governance, and highlights UpGuard Breach Risk and Vendor Risk as tools to operationalize these controls.