Leadership Survey Report

The State of Networking, Security & AI in Higher Education

Insights from 117 CIOs, CISOs, and IT leaders on rising cyber risks, outages, and the shift toward AI-powered networks.

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.

of IT teams are understaffed or firefighting

experience monthly outages

are confident in preventing or containing a breach

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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