Recent incidents and reporting show increasing cybersecurity assaults on elite campuses alongside growing debate over surveillance technology on university grounds. Investigations into targeted cyberattacks at Ivy League and other prominent institutions reveal vulnerabilities in research infrastructure and administrative systems, prompting urgent calls for improved defenses and incident response capacity. At the same time colleges are weighing the trade‑offs of advanced physical security technology — video analytics, face recognition and AI‑enabled monitoring — against privacy, cost, and legal compliance. Security officials argue new tools can speed threat detection and protect campus populations; privacy advocates warn of expanded administrative burdens, potential bias, and conflicts with state privacy laws. Boards and senior leaders must now balance cyber and physical security investments with governance, civil‑liberties safeguards and transparent policies.