A new cybersecurity warning for colleges and universities argues the next major data breach is likely to begin outside campus networks and spread through third-party vendors. James Lee, president of the Identity Theft Resource Center, said supply-chain attacks are common because attackers target the weak link shared across many institutions. The article cites prior breaches to illustrate the exposure: a Canvas incident in May exposed more than 3.5 TB of data, and separate reporting described a ShinyHunters exploitation of an Oracle program managing human resources, payroll, and student records. As institutions adopt more learning management systems, clouds, and departmental tools, vendor proliferation increases the number of potential failure points. Campus CIOs, general counsels, and procurement teams are likely to face rising expectations to implement due diligence requirements, governance controls, and procurement standards that treat security as an institution-wide policy—rather than an IT-only function.