Colleges and universities need greater flexibility to respond to rapidly changing circumstances–a major takeaway from the pandemic. Many institutions are struggling to support data protection requirements and meet students’ administrative needs. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly recently noted that education is a focus for the agency, as institutions are “target-rich, resource-poor entities….that are part of critical infrastructure, [yet] they don’t have large security teams.”
In addition, many universities are challenged with fluctuating enrollment right now. According to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, enrollment is down 2.5 percent at private institutions and 1.6 percent at public institutions.
Financial difficulties faced by many institutions due to the pandemic, coupled with these enrollment challenges, have resulted in a struggle to support data protection requirements and meet students’ changing administrative needs. Many long-standing business models and expectations have changed, and institutions need technology that enables them to quickly spin up new applications and respond to shifting conditions.
As learning plans continue to adapt, institutions are focused on implementing cybersecurity and privacy practices, infrastructure and networking tools, and innovation and emerging technologies.
In his current role, he is responsible for developing a team to enable the transformation of how public sector customers protect, serve, and educate their constituents by leveraging technology to connect, innovate, and lead.With more than 25 years of experience in business and technology sales, Wiseman is an advocate for the application of information technology to streamline operations, increase collaboration, and drive innovation.Wiseman has represented Sales in Pure Storage’s “Pure Equality” Inclusion and Diversity Team, Employee mentoring and onboarding initiative, as well as Pure Good community service initiatives.
Prior to joining Pure Storage, Wiseman spent 17 years at Cisco where he held sales leadership positions in Commercial, Enterprise, and Public Sector segments, as well as the National Partner Organization.Wiseman has also served as the Cisco Public Sector/SLED leadership representative for Junior Achievement, helping teach K-12 students about business and entrepreneurship.
Prior to Cisco, Wiseman held various National and Public Sector sales positions at Executone Information Systems.Wiseman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University, Chico and a Master of Science degree in Management of Technology from Golden Gate University.
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