The State of Networking, Security & AI in Higher Education

Campus networks are struggling to keep up with rising cyber threats, growing complexity, and chronic understaffing.

Nile’s State of Networking, Security & AI in Higher Education report reveals a widening gap between rising cyber risk and the ability of campus IT teams to respond.

94%

of IT teams are understaffed or firefighting

61%

experience monthly outages

50%

are confident in preventing or containing a breach

50%

are yet to meaningfully adopt Zero Trust

This isn’t a set of isolated issues—it’s a structural failure in how campus networks are built and operated.

What’s inside the report

  • The top 9 trends reshaping campus networking and security
  • Real-world data on outages, breaches, staffing, and infrastructure challenges
  • Why traditional campus networks can no longer keep up with modern demands
  • Strategic recommendations for modernizing campus networks

Who this report is for

This report is built for CIOs and CTOs in higher education, along with CISOs, security leaders, IT directors, infrastructure heads, and network and security professionals

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The State of Networking & Security in Higher Education

Insights from 117 IT leaders and C-level executives across Higher Education