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Webinar

AI in Education Data Security: Protecting Students, Research, and IP

  • 30 October 2025 | 4PM - 5PM BST

AI is moving fast across universities — but so are the risks. From student privacy to research theft and shadow AI, join us to learn how to safeguard education without slowing innovation.

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Meet the Experts
Who Should Attend
What You'll learn
Register to learn how to scale AI securely, from shadow AI to compliance.

AI is transforming higher education, but it’s also exposing new vulnerabilities across student records, research outputs, and intellectual property. Shadow AI use by staff and students, unvetted third-party tools, and stricter compliance expectations mean universities must act now.

In this webinar, Smarttech247 and Forcepoint bring together Ronan Murphy (Smarttech247), Raluca Saceanu (Smarttech247), and Brian Johnson (Liberty University) to share practical strategies that work in the field.

You’ll discover how universities can address AI-driven risks like data exposure, IP theft, and student privacy breaches while putting governance in place that stands up to regulatory scrutiny. We’ll explore what to prioritise first, from protecting student records to research datasets and grants, and how to manage identity and access for staff, adjuncts, students, and vendors.

The session will also cover third-party and cloud risk across LMS, collaboration suites, and genAI platforms, as well as how to monitor activity with privacy in mind while still preserving academic freedom. You’ll walk through a realistic AI-related incident, from alert to containment and recovery, and hear Liberty University’s field perspective on what controls delivered value, and what to avoid.

Expect practical advice you can act on immediately, plus a clear next-step plan you can take to your board.

Register to protect your institution’s most valuable assets!

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Meet the Experts


SPEAKER

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Raluca Saceanu

 CEO

Raluca is CEO of Smarttech247, leading enterprise cybersecurity delivery for global organisations with 24/7 detection, investigation, and response. Recognised with Deloitte’s Women in Technology Advocate Award, she is also an active member of the 30% Club, promoting diversity in leadership.


SPEAKER

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Brian Johnson

Director of IT Security

Brian is a U.S. Army veteran and cybersecurity leader with over two decades of experience spanning military intelligence, higher education, and consulting. As Director of IT Security at Liberty University, he has strengthened the university’s security posture with MDR, data security, and CIS Controls alignment, while also serving as an adjunct professor.


HOST

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Ronan Murphy

Chief Data Strategy Officer

Ronan is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Smarttech247 Group Plc and Chief Data Strategy Officer of Forcepoint. With 20+ years in the tech industry, he also serves on Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, advising the government on national AI policy.

Who Should Attend

- University CISOs and IT/security leaders

- Data protection officers and compliance teams

- Research and academic leaders accountable for safeguarding intellectual property

- Risk managers and executives tasked with balancing innovation, privacy, and regulation

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What You'll Learn

Understanding the Risks

  • See how AI is changing data security in higher education, from student privacy and research integrity to intellectual property protection and shadow AI use by staff and students.

Building Practical Defences

  • Learn how to put governance in place that can stand up to audit, prioritise which data to protect first, and manage identity and access for faculty, students, and vendors.
  • Discover how to reduce third-party risk across LMS, collaboration tools, and genAI platforms while balancing privacy with monitoring.

From Incidents to Action Plans

  • Walk through a realistic AI-related incident, from detection to containment and recovery, and hear Liberty University’s lessons on what worked and what didn’t.
  • Leave with a clear, board-ready action plan to secure funding and take the next step in scaling AI securely across education.
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About Smarttech247

Smarttech247 is an award-winning MDR provider trusted by global enterprises to deliver 24/7 threat detection, investigation, and response. We help organisations operationalise new technologies like AI without adding complexity, aligning security, compliance, and resilience.

About Forcepoint

Forcepoint is a global leader in data-first cybersecurity. Its solutions protect critical information across people, devices, and networks by combining data protection, secure access, and threat defence. With decades of innovation and expertise, Forcepoint helps organisations manage risk in cloud-first and AI-driven environments — ensuring that sensitive data, intellectual property, and regulated information remain secure while enabling collaboration and productivity.

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Are you ready to protect your students, research, and IP in the age of AI?

Register today to learn practical strategies from Smarttech247, Forcepoint,
and Liberty University.

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