Third-party risk in education is complex.\
*Managing it doesn't have to be.*
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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.

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Report

## 2026 Higher Education Third-Party Cyber Risk Report

Read the latest data on third-party risk and vendor sprawl in the education sector.

[Download the report](https://www.upguard.com/resources/2026-higher-education-third-party-cyber-risk-report)

Webinar

## Beyond the Findings: A Practical Playbook for Higher Education Vendor Risk

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.

[Register for the webinar](https://www.upguard.com/webinars/higher-ed-vendor-risk)

## UpGuard was chosen by the Internet2 community as the NET+ service offering for third-party cyber risk management in higher education

Vendor Risk

## One platform to manage vendor risk across every faculty, department, campus, and region.

* ### Discover

  UpGuard automatically surfaces your full vendor footprint, declared or discovered, so nothing operates outside your visibility.

* ### Assess

  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.

* ### Monitor

  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.

* ### Remediate

  Raise remediation requests directly in UpGuard, track progress toward resolution, and manage risk waivers with documented justification in a single auditable workflow.

* ### Report

  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.

Steve Lovaas CISO, Colorado State University

[Read case study](/customers/colorado-state-university)

Resources

## Education TPRM Knowledge Hub

eBook

Higher Education Buyers Guide

### Higher Education Buyers Guide

Compare TPRM platforms across key buying criteria and build a strong business case for your institution.

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eBook

The Education Sector’s Preferred TPRM Platform, Validated by Internet2

### The Education Sector's Preferred TPRM Platform, Validated by Internet2

Discover why Internet2 selected UpGuard as its preferred platform to help higher education institutions manage decentralized third-party risk.

[Download eBook](/resources/why-internet2-selected-upguard-tprm)

eBook

Vendor Risk Management for the Decentralized Campus

### Vendor Risk Management for the Decentralized Campus

Learn how HECVAT assessments continuously monitor third-party risk and secure decentralized campuses.

[Download eBook](/resources/vendor-risk-management-for-the-decentralized-campus)

Blog

What is HECVAT? Protecting Students from Vendor Security Risks

### What is HECVAT? Protecting Students from Vendor Security Risks

A comprehensive overview of HECVAT 4. Learn how to leverage it to reduce your third-party risk exposure and likelihood of student data compromise.

[Read article](/blog/hecvat)

Blog

Using TPRM to Protect Intellectual Property in University Research

### Using TPRM to Protect Intellectual Property in University Research

Learn how third-party risk management can help universities defend themselves against third-party risks and protect their valuable intellectual property.

[Read article](/blog/tprm-and-university-ip)

See UpGuard in action across your campus

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