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Shaped by higher education and powered by collaboration, NET+ UpGuard helps institutions strengthen cyber risk visibility across vendors, attack surfaces, and the workforce.

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Eligible Subscribers Include:

Higher education member of Internet2, Higher education institutions, and Affiliate member including federal affiliates, Internet2.edu

Third-party risk that scales for higher education

NET+ UpGuard helps higher education teams reduce third-party blind spots, prioritise remediation, and maintain a stronger vendor risk posture at scale, protecting students, staff, research, and critical services without slowing down the business.

This service was selected through a community-driven RFP process. The NET+ Third-Party Risk Management working group developed an initial list of community requirements, which were finalized in the NET+ TPRM RFP. The service successfully completed the NET+ Service Evaluation process for community security, accessibility, and performance standards. The NET+ UpGuard program enables institutions to effectively manage third-party cyber risk across the full vendor lifecycle with best-practice terms for the higher education community.

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NET+ UpGuard Benefits:

  • A contract designed to address vendor management needs specific to higher education and research institutions
  • Lower procurement burden through an already negotiated, peer-vetted agreement
  • At least 30% off UpGuard Vendor Risk for eligible subscribers
  • 5% annual price increase cap and exclusive NET+ discount pricing
  • Stronger support and responsiveness via Internet2 escalation and advocacy channels
  • Participation in benchmarking and shared data initiatives to inform institutional strategy
  • Access to community events, webinars, and a shared implementation ecosystem — all designed to accelerate adoption and promote peer learning
  • Supports NET+ Third-Party Risk Management community engagement

 

 

Learn More and Engage

Please email netplus@internet2.edu for pricing and a review copy of the NET+ UpGuard Customer Agreement Addendum. For questions about the NET+ UpGuard program and its benefits, please email us or fill out the contact form at the top of this page.

Institutions subscribing to the NET+ UpGuard program may sign up for our email distribution list to receive our program newsletter and participate in other activities and events. Please contact netplus@internet2.edu to be added to this email list.

You may also visit the NET+ UpGuard wiki space for additional program information.

When you’re ready to proceed, please reach out to our team at netplus@internet2.edu or by filling out the contact form below.

 

Additional Resources

New UpGuard Report: Nearly 1 in 3 top higher education vendors have experienced a security breach since 2024. Download the report for the full findings and practical steps to reduce third-party cyber risk.

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Advisory Group

To be formed.

Please contact us if you’re interested in participating in the future NET+ UpGuard service advisory group.

Steve Lovaas, CISO, Colorado State University

Vendors, especially those who want to work with the higher education sector, have seen the writing on the wall and have decided that security questionnaires are necessary to show institutions they are happy to comply with security procedures.

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