The cybersecurity threat landscape for higher education has fundamentally changed. Attackers no longer rely solely on malware and phishing emails; they use AI-generated content, stolen identities, automated reconnaissance, and cloud-native attack paths to exploit the open and collaborative nature of universities.
Using insights from the 2026 CrowdStrike Global Threat Hunting Report, this session breaks down the most important trends impacting colleges and universities today, including AI-enhanced attacks, research targeting, machine-speed break-out times, and the continued weaponization of identity.
Join Taylor Judd (Assist Dir. Cybersecurity) and Matt Singleton (CrowdStrike Executive Strategist) for an engaging and enlightening session on the threats in Higher Education that Illinois faces.
Note: This event will not be recorded
About this event:
Presenters:
- Matt Singleton, Executive Strategist, CrowdStrike
- Taylor Judd, ASST DIRECTOR, CYBERSECURITY OP & ENGR, Technology Services
Track:
Party Up — Share strategies, partnerships, and success stories that help us form stronger parties, coordinate across guilds, and conquer challenges together.
Experience Needed:
Intermediate
Learning Outcome:
Learn how to evolve your security strategy to respond to emerging threats
Hear how partnerships can be leveraged to improve the effectiveness of your in-house team
Understand modern threat landscape and threat actor behavior in 2026.
Additional Keywords:
Cybersecurity, Security, AI, Threat Briefing, Identity, CrowdStrike
Where and When:
November 5, 2026 from 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm- Online-only Session
- Zoom