Oklahoma State University began notifying about 70,000 individuals that their personal data may have been compromised. OSU is the latest academic institution to disclose a data compromise at colleges and universities. Since January, a total of 86 data breaches have been reported at educational institutions. Most of the incidents involve U.S. schools, although a handful were reported by universities in other countries. The highly decentralized nature of educational IT environments pose data security challenges, expert says. Many universities still use Social Security numbers as personal identifiers.”]