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SecureEDGE

April, 2026

What’s Top of Mind for Higher Ed IT and Security Leaders

Higher education IT teams are balancing growing security demands with limited resources and increasingly complex environments.

 

To better understand how teams are navigating this, we surveyed 117 C-level executives and network and security leaders across higher education.

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Our State of Networking, Security & AI in Higher Education report highlights where teams are seeing the most challenges, from staffing and outages to security gaps, and where priorities are shifting moving forward.

Explore the Findings:

Register for the Webinar ➔

 

Join IT and security leaders from Stanford, Harvey Mudd College, and the University of Idaho as they share how they’re navigating these challenges and where they’re focusing next.

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A visual breakdown of the key trends - from staffing constraints to security gaps - highlighting where higher ed teams are feeling the most pressure.

More to Explore:

Upcoming Webinar on Secure Guest Access

 

Providing guest Wi-Fi access that is both secure and easy to manage remains a challenge for many organizations, especially when trying to balance user experience with network segmentation and security controls.

 

In this session, we’ll break down how to deliver secure guest access without added complexity, including how to enforce segmentation, protect against malicious traffic, and simplify ongoing operations.

 

Save your spot: Secure Guest Access Webinar ➔

 

On-Demand Zero Trust for IoT Webinar

 

IoT devices have expanded your attack surface whether you like it or not. If challenged with securely onboarding IoT devices or minimizing the blast radius of a possible breach, learn how Nile’s Zero Trust Fabric offers next-level fingerprinting and per-device isolation that keeps your business out of the headlines.

 

Watch now: IoT Security Webinar ➔

Gartner Reports:

 

Download the Lessons Learner for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure Implementation report for a closer look at how IT teams are navigating planning, POCs, and deployment and where traditional approaches are slowing them down.

 

Download Gartner Report here ➔

From our Blog Posts:

Zero Trust Should Not be a Bolt-on. It Requires an Architectural Shift.

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Most traditional network approaches still try to layer Zero Trust on top and that’s where things fall apart.

 

This blog breaks down what advantages your organization gains from Zero Trust built into the network, versus bolting it on after the fact. Read the blog ➔

Why Can’t Legacy Enterprise Networks deliver Real Zero Trust?


If tasked with upgrading the security of a traditional network, you’re probably dealing with add-on solutions for NAC, segmentation, policy enforcement and more. This blog dives into why traditional architectures create gaps, and why a modern approach eliminates integration complexity, cost, and IT overhead.

 

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Automation Should Fix Problems, Not Just Surface Them


Many AIOps tools today stop at visibility, leaving IT teams to manually handle repeated troubleshooting and remediation tasks. This blog covers how autonomous operations with intelligent, agentic automation proactively resolves issues before seeing trouble tickets, while eliminating operational overhead.

 

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Upcoming Events

Nile at Mobility Field Day 14

We’ll be presenting at Mobility Field Day 14, joining top networking innovators for in-depth discussions with industry experts. Taking place May 6–8, the event is a chance to challenge legacy thinking and showcase a new approach to enterprise networking!

 

Learn more about MFD14 ➔

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