Campus NIST CSF 2.0 assessment
Evidence-based Current and Target Profiles across central IT and key units, with a risk-ranked roadmap and POA&M.
Higher Education
Campus Cybersecurity Governance & Compliance.
A program built for how colleges and universities actually work: decentralized IT, shared risk ownership, research systems, and overlapping obligations under GLBA, FERPA, and NIST. Serenport helps campus CIOs and CISOs assess maturity, automate evidence, and govern with confidence.
The campus challenge
Universities are not built like companies. Their security programs shouldn't be either.
Generic compliance programs break down on campus. Ours starts with the realities your teams manage every day.
Decentralized IT
Central IT, colleges, and departments running their own systems and budgets.
Departmental risk ownership
Clear accountability when risk sits with deans, labs, and administrative units.
Research systems
Sponsored-research data, NIST SP 800-171, and specialized lab environments.
Student information
FERPA-protected records and GLBA-covered financial-aid data.
Identity governance
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and affiliates cycling through every semester.
Vendor oversight
EdTech and cloud providers handling sensitive data, including HECVAT reviews.
Policy exceptions
A documented, risk-based process instead of informal workarounds.
Audit evidence
Evidence ready for FSA compliance audits, internal audit, and regulators.
Our approach
From campus assessment to continuous governance.
Regulatory mapping
Map controls to the GLBA Safeguards Rule where applicable, FERPA-related institutional controls, NIST SP 800-53 and 800-171, and relevant NYS and institutional policies.
Drata implementation
Where the platform is a suitable fit, deploy Drata to automate evidence collection, vendor oversight, and control monitoring across the institution.
Continuous governance
Governance committees, exception management, and reporting to your president and board, including fractional CISO support.
Who we serve
Built for campus leaders and the vendors who serve them.
- Public colleges and universities: CIOs, CISOs, and IT security directors seeking a NIST CSF 2.0 maturity and governance baseline.
- Private colleges and universities: CIOs, CISOs, and risk directors building enterprise GRC and third-party risk programs.
- Higher-ed service providers: EdTech and service companies that need SOC 2 readiness, ISO 27001, HECVAT responses, and Drata implementation to win campus contracts.
Drata supports governance and evidence collection. It is not a guarantee of compliance with GLBA, FERPA, or any other requirement. Serenport helps your institution understand and address the specific obligations that apply to it.
Strengthen your campus cybersecurity program.
Schedule a complimentary 30-minute consultation with a Serenport advisor.