Location:
Cybersecurity Initiative

Objectives

  • Provide advice on cyber security strategies, improve planning and coordination, and enhance operations between EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force, Research and Educational Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC), and industry.
  • Identify effective practices and solutions from any sector (e.g., government, business, or education) that enhance computer and network security in higher education and promote the adoption of effective practices and solutions by vendors and educational institutions.
  • Cooperate on the development or dissemination of education and training materials that promote computer and network security in higher education.
  • Collaborate on research and development activities to design, develop, and deploy improved security for future research and education networks.
  • Develop more effective problem-solving and communication mechanisms that will minimize damage or disruption from security incidents.
  • Understand the needs of institutions of higher education that will enable vendors to develop and deliver more secure products.
  • Understand what is required of institutions of higher education to optimize the security of vendor products.

 
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