David Sherry, CISO of Brown University, says the job of a university CISO can be compared to securing a small city. The vast amount of information produced and collected by the university makes it a prime target for attackers. Sherry says the security measures Brown implements are holistic, robust and scalable. Brown operates a highly segmented network architecture, with internal firewalls, network security zones and demilitarized zones (DMZs) The protected areas of the network can only be accessed when they are off campus, or campus with virtual private network.”]
Source: https://securityintelligence.com/protecting-student-information-a-cisos-point-of-view/