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2026 Higher Education Third-Party Cyber Risk Report
Read the latest data on third-party risk and vendor sprawl in the education sector.
UpGuard gives higher education security teams continuous, automated visibility across their entire vendor ecosystem—so they can stay ahead of third-party risk without adding to their team's day-to-day.
Read the latest data on third-party risk and vendor sprawl in the education sector.
Join our live session as we unpack the findings from the 2026 Higher Education Third-Party Cyber Risk Report and what they mean for your vendor risk program.
UpGuard was chosen by the Internet2 community as the NET+ service offering for third-party cyber risk management in higher education
UpGuard automatically surfaces your full vendor footprint, declared or discovered, so nothing operates outside your visibility.
Automate HECVAT questionnaires, or use AI-powered assessment workflows to map vendor evidence against ISO 27001, NIST CSF and other frameworks, surfacing control gaps and risks in minutes.
UpGuard monitors your vendor ecosystem around the clock and alerts your team the moment a vendor's security posture changes—because risk doesn't pause between semesters.
Raise remediation requests directly in UpGuard, track progress toward resolution, and manage risk waivers with documented justification in a single auditable workflow.
Generate one-click reports for your security team, board, and regulators without manually compiling data from multiple tools.
Vendors, especially those who want to work with the higher education sector, have seen the writing on the wall and have decided that security questionnaires are necessary to show institutions they are happy to comply with security procedures.
Compare TPRM platforms across key buying criteria and build a strong business case for your institution.
Free toolkit with the essential components for understanding and implementing TPRM in education.
Discover why Internet2 selected UpGuard as its preferred platform to help higher education institutions manage decentralized third-party risk.
Learn how HECVAT assessments continuously monitor third-party risk and secure decentralized campuses.
A comprehensive overview of HECVAT 4. Learn how to leverage it to reduce your third-party risk exposure and likelihood of student data compromise.
Learn how third-party risk management can help universities defend themselves against third-party risks and protect their valuable intellectual property.
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