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Education & Research
Clients/Education & Research

Education & Research

Universities and research institutions manage valuable research data and intellectual property. Open networks and international collaboration make them vulnerable.

NIS2 Annex IIIP ProtectionOpen NetworksResearch Data
42%

of educational institutions have insufficient cybersecurity budgets; universities are a growing target for nation-state espionage

Key Threats

1

Nation-state espionage on research data

2

Ransomware on university networks

3

Phishing targeting students and staff

4

Theft of intellectual property and patents

MVPeople delivers

CISOs for educational institutions

Network Security Engineers (open networks)

Privacy Officers with education background

SOC Analysts & Incident Response specialists

48u

Average time-to-shortlist

97%

Clients return

7.000+

Professionals in network

100%

Cybersecurity focus

Other NIS2 sectors

MVPeople Group places cybersecurity professionals across all NIS2 sectors.

Need cybersecurity talent for education & research?

We introduce the first qualified interim candidates within 24 hours. 100% cybersecurity. 100% focus.

Vacancies in Education & Research

Privacy & DPOFreelance / ZZP (MVPeople)

Privacy Officer

UtrechtHybrid

Support a leading Dutch education organisation's privacy and compliance team. You handle operational privacy work, processing registers, and policy compliance in a 16-hour/week interim role.

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IT Risk ManagementFreelance / ZZP (MVPeople)

Technical Project Lead – Cyber Resilience Programme

GelderlandHybrid

Lead a multi-year cyber resilience transformation at a major educational organisation. You translate security strategy into technical reality, steering complex infrastructure, segmentation, and continuity projects.

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