Cybersecurity - 419 Resources

Overview
Publications (80)
Presentations (60)
Podcasts (50)
Blogs (229)

Overview

Introduction

The higher education sector plays an important role in the cybersecurity of America. Through its core mission of teaching and learning, higher education is the main source of future leaders, innovators, and the technical workforce. Through research, higher education is the basic source of much of our new knowledge and future technologies. Colleges and universities also operate some of the world's largest collections of computers and high-speed networks. This resource page provides information related to all aspects of cybersecurity for higher education, with an emphasis on strategies, policies, and other tools that will assist institutions of higher education to prevent, detect, and respond to vulnerabilities that threaten college and university computers and networks.

EDUCAUSE is actively involved with this area through the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Higher Education Information Security Council (formerly the Security Task Force).

Information Security Guide: Effective Practices and Solutions for Higher Education

The Information Security Guide: Effective Practices and Solutions for Higher Education is now available in wiki format. This resource provides practical approaches to preventing, detecting, and responding to security problems in a wide range of higher education environments. This online service is designed with colleges and universities in mind, balancing our need for security with the need for an open, collaborative networking environment. Also, because one of the overarching concerns in college and university information technology (IT) departments is a lack of resources, an effort is made to provide low-cost solutions. The target audiences are those responsible for information security in colleges and universities and information technology staff who implement and manage security measures. Recognizing that many institutions have initiated or are in the process of developing IT security programs and policies, an effort is made throughout this resource to present practices that are useful at each stage of the developmental process.

As a community-driven, community-serving project, it is important for this initiative to incorporate experiences and perspectives from many different institutions. To contribute case studies that have been effective in your institution, please contact security-council@educause.edu.

Events Calendar

View past and future security-related events.

Cybersecurity is defined as the prevention of damage to, the protection of, and the restoration from loss to computers, electronic communications systems and services, and wire and electronic communications, including information contained therein, to ensure its availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation.

Publications (80)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Cybersecurity.

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
ERM095W	EDUCAUSE Review Magazine, Volume 44, Number 5, September/October 2009 Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/04/2009	1,504
ERM0943	Top-Ten IT Issues, 2009 Anne Scrivener Agee and Catherine W. Yang Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	07/30/2009	11,299
ERM0958	Education’s Critical Role in Cybersecurity Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/04/2009	398
ERM09510	Protecting Cyber Assets Rodney J. Petersen Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/04/2009	237
ERM0950	Keeping the Guard Up in a Down Economy: Investing in IT Security in Hard Times Brian D. Voss and Peter Siegel Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/04/2009	942
ERM0954	Academia’s Role in Securing Cyberspace Jared L. Cohon Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/04/2009	407
ERM0959	Cybersecurity: When Will We Know If What We Are Doing Is Working? Clint Kreitner Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	09/04/2009	307
CSD5692	NCSAM Resource Kit Tools	Higher Education Information Security Council (formerly the Security Task Force)	08/18/2009	853
CSD5737	Information Technology Sector Baseline Risk Assessment Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Community Contributions	08/28/2009	105
PUB9002	2008 NSF Cybersecurity Summit Report Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Publications	11/19/2008	1,030
CSD5583	Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	12/11/2008	227
CSD5363	Briefing to CSIS Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency Rodney J. Petersen and John J. Suess Articles, Papers, and Reports	Security Task Force	03/13/2008	524
ERM0653	A Unified Approach to Information Security Compliance M. Peter Adler Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	01/01/2006	11,397
CSD4121	"Cyber Security on Campus" Executive Awareness Video EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force (produced by George Mason University) Interviews/Podcasts/Videos	Security Task Force	01/01/2005	12,772
CSD3661	Corporate Information Security Working Group: CISWG Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Security Task Force	01/01/2004	12,522
CSD5182	Information Technology (IT) Security Essential Body of Knowledge (EBK): A Competency and Functional Framework for IT Security Workforce Development Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Community Recommendation	10/03/2007	4,116
CSD4380	Risk Management Framework EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force Risk Assessment Working Group Tools	Security Task Force	01/01/2006	11,322
CSD4207	Final Report of the Computer Incident Factor Analysis and Categorization (CIFAC) Project: Volume I: College and University Sample Virginia E. Rezmierski, Daniel M. Rothschild, Anamaria S. Kazanis and Rick D. Rivas Articles, Papers, and Reports	Security Task Force	01/01/2005	5,430
EQM0430	What’s in a Name? Rodney Petersen with Ronald Larsen, Corey Schou and Lee S. Strickland Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Quarterly	01/01/2004	5,500
ERM0510	Leading by Example: The Case for IT Security in Academia Mary Ann Davidson Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	01/01/2005	7,368
ERM05613	Presidents and Campus Cybersecurity Joy R. Hughes and Jack Suess Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	01/01/2005	5,345
ERM0650	Privacy & Security: An Overview Rodney Petersen and Steve Worona Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	01/01/2006	3,072
NET0027	Higher Education Contribution to National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace EDUCAUSE Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Policy Office	01/01/2002	11,921
CYB0701	Final Report of the 2007 Cybersecurity Summit Articles, Papers, and Reports	Cybersecurity Summit	11/30/2007	532
EQM0517	Fostering E-Mail Security Awareness: The West Point Carronade Aaron J. Ferguson Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Quarterly	01/01/2005	5,704

Presentations (60)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with Cybersecurity

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
CYB09_179952	Community Updates Presentations and Seminars	Cybersecurity Summit	09/14/2009	37
SEC09_170542	Building a Virtual Digital Forensics Lab Presentations and Seminars	Security Professionals Conference	04/22/2009	397
CYB09_179953	Driving Security Improvements Through Research and Development Presentations and Seminars	Cybersecurity Summit	09/15/2009	51
CYB09_179954	Welcome and Introductions Presentations and Seminars	Cybersecurity Summit	09/14/2009	27
LIVE0822	REN-ISAC: Community Support for Cybersecurity Protection and Response Doug Pearson Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	11/10/2008	594
SEC08010	Welcome and Introductions Mark A. Luker, Gary R. Bachula, Peter M. Siegel, Mark S. Bruhn, and Gary Dobbins Presentations/Speeches	Security Professionals Conference	05/04/2008	610
SEC08011	First-Time Attendees: How to Get the Most Out of the Conference Experience Rodney J. Petersen and Gary Dobbins Presentations/Speeches	Security Professionals Conference	05/04/2008	272
POL08004	A Cybersecurity Agenda for the Next President Amelia A. Tynan, Martha Stansell-Gamm, and Paul Nicholas Presentations/Speeches	Policy (Archives)	05/07/2008	298
CYB08005	Community Updates Denise Sumikawa, Doug Pearson, James A. Marsteller, John J. Suess, Kenneth J. Klingenstein, and Mine Altunay Presentations/Speeches	Cybersecurity Summit	05/07/2008	702
CYB08006	NSF Response to 2007 Summit Final Report Ardoth A. Hassler and Clifford A. Jacobs Presentations/Speeches	Cybersecurity Summit	05/07/2008	211
NMD08010	DNSSEC: Challenges and Opportunities for Higher Education Douglas Maughan, Kenneth J. Klingenstein, Kevin Miller, and Peter M. Siegel Presentations/Speeches	Net@EDU (State Networks)	02/10/2008	1,201
SEC08059	Dartmouth Cyber-Security Initiative and the New Achilles Vulnerability Assessment Console: A Case Study in Collaboration Adam Goldstein, Scott A. Rea, and David Bucciero Presentations/Speeches	Security Professionals Conference	05/04/2008	245
SEC08008	Addressing Complex Security Threats Through Risk Management Rebecca Whitener Presentations/Speeches	Security Professionals Conference	05/04/2008	611
CYB08010	Cybersecurity Research Challenges Jeannette Wing Presentations/Speeches	Cybersecurity Summit	05/07/2008	373
EDU07237	GSU's Roadmap for a World-Class Information Security Management System: ISO 27001:2005 Tammy L. Clark and William Monahan Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/23/2007	1,313
NMD08009	Driving Security Improvements in Existing Technologies and Emerging Systems Douglas Maughan Presentations/Speeches	Net@EDU (State Networks)	02/10/2008	571
SEC07027	Welcome and Introductions to The 2007 Security Professionals Conference Tammy L. Clark, Joy R. Hughes, Kenneth J. Klingenstein, Mark A. Luker Presentations/Speeches	Security Professionals Conference	04/11/2007	2,450
EDU07077	Bruce Schneier on Information Security: Ten Trends - Sponsored by AT&T, An EDUCAUSE Silver Partner Bruce Schneier Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/23/2007	1,869
EDU07304	Academic Freedom Versus Network Security Larry W. Bryant and Richard Mock Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/23/2007	1,159
SEC07028	First-Time Attendees: How to Get the Most Out of the Conference Experience Tammy L. Clark, Joy R. Hughes, Rodney J. Petersen, Peter M. Siegel Presentations/Speeches	Security Professionals Conference	04/10/2007	2,617
WRC07051	Balancing Security and Privacy in Times of Cyberterror Steven L. Worona Presentations/Speeches	Western Regional conferences	05/08/2007	1,696
EDU07251	Information Security: Zero to 60 in 10 Years Howard Muffler and Joseph Progar Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/23/2007	856
LIVE0722	IT Security Essential Body of Knowledge: A Competency and Functional Framework for IT Security Workforce Development Brenda Oldfield Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	11/14/2007	1,049
CYB07001	Welcome and Introduction James J. Barlow, Bart Bridwell, Kathie Olsen, John J. Suess Presentations/Speeches	Cybersecurity Summit	02/22/2007	2,172
EDU0354	Fighting Back with an Alliance for Secure Computing and Networking A. Wayne Donald, Shirley C. Payne and Darlene H. Quackenbush Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	01/01/2003	6,434

Podcasts (50)

Name	Views	Post date
In Conversation: Cloud Computing—Hype or Hope? Play \| Show Notes \| Download (8.61 MB audio/mpeg)	40	11/19/2009
EDUCAUSE Now - #20 - 1) National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2) Mark Askren on Green IT Strategies and Benefits 3) George Strawn: Streamlining the Grant Proposal Process Play \| Show Notes \| Download (15.2 MB audio/mpeg)	158	10/08/2009
EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference Preview: Cybersecurity Topics and Events Play \| Show Notes \| Download (4.03 MB audio/mpeg)	223	09/08/2009
E08 Podcast: An Interview with Sheri Thompson, IT Planning and Communications Officer for Louisiana State University Play \| Show Notes \| Download (9.85 MB audio/mpeg)	116	07/28/2009
Podcast: Practical Experiences of a Chief Security Officer - Edward Amoroso, SVP and Chief Security Officer for AT&T Play \| Show Notes \| Download (39.9 MB audio/mpeg)	248	05/11/2009
Podcast: Protecting Privacy in a Sea of Data - Joanne McNabb, Chief of the Office of Privacy Protection for the State of California Play \| Show Notes \| Download (34.33 MB audio/mpeg)	191	05/11/2009
Podcast: Community Dialogue: Best Practices, Emerging Trends, and Views of the Future Play \| Show Notes \| Download (44.29 MB audio/mpeg)	393	04/28/2009
CNI Podcast: The MIT Kerberos Consortium Play \| Show Notes \| Download (12.13 MB audio/mpeg)	259	01/14/2009
E08 Podcast: An Interview with Ellen Smout, Manager of Corporate Data Security for the University of Western Ontario Play \| Show Notes \| Download (13.42 MB audio/mpeg)	297	12/29/2008
E08 Podcast: In Conversation - Privacy & Security Play \| Show Notes \| Download (16.83 MB audio/mpeg)	338	12/29/2008
EDUCAUSE Now - Show #10 - Vint Cerf Interview, Washington Policy Update, Year-End Review Play \| Show Notes \| Download (30.86 MB audio/mpeg)	723	12/11/2008
EDUCAUSE LIVE! Podcast: ID Theft Red Flags Play \| Show Notes \| Download (39.42 MB audio/mpeg)	601	10/23/2008
Podcast: An Interview with Michael Kaiser, Executive Director for the National Cyber Security Alliance Play \| Show Notes \| Download (7.72 MB audio/mpeg)	339	10/17/2008
EDUCAUSE Now - Show #8 - Cybersecurity Awareness Month, EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference Play \| Show Notes \| Download (18.02 MB audio/mpeg)	782	10/09/2008
EDUCAUSE Now - Show #4 – Cybersecurity, Cyberinfrastucture, Fear 2.0 Play \| Show Notes \| Download (21.32 MB audio/mpeg)	730	06/12/2008
Podcast: Addressing Complex Security Threats Through Risk Management Play \| Show Notes \| Download (27.64 MB audio/mpeg)	432	05/16/2008
EDUCAUSE Live! Podcast: What Price Insularity? Reflections About Computer Security Failings. Play \| Show Notes \| Download (40.49 MB audio/mpeg)	678	01/07/2008
E07 Podcast: The 2007 Campus Computing Survey Play \| Show Notes \| Download (24.92 MB audio/mpeg)	770	11/27/2007
E07 Podcast: An Interview with Howard Muffler Play \| Show Notes \| Download (4.39 MB audio/mpeg)	336	11/26/2007
E07 Podcast: An Interview with Bruce Schneier Play \| Show Notes \| Download (13 MB audio/mpeg)	6,041	11/01/2007
E07 Podcast: Bruce Schneier on Information Security: Ten Trends Play \| Show Notes \| Download (34.17 MB audio/mpeg)	5,693	10/31/2007
Podcast: Key Sessions in Policy and Security at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference Play \| Show Notes \| Download (10.1 MB audio/mpeg)	2,487	10/04/2007
Podcast: Privacy and Security in Higher Education: Filling the Policy Vacuum Play \| Show Notes \| Download (47.51 MB audio/mpeg)	3,822	08/13/2007
Security Professionals Conference 2007 Keynote: Pamela Fusco Play \| Show Notes \| Download (35.99 MB audio/mpeg)	5,245	04/25/2007
Security Professionals Conference 2007 Keynote: Ira Winkler Play \| Show Notes \| Download (49.59 MB audio/mpeg)	5,123	04/20/2007

Blogs (229)

EDUCAUSE hosts a number of blogs for its members. To view a list of all our blogs, click here.

Title	Blogger	Posted	Views
Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management Roadmap Now Publicly Available	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	11/19/2009	30
New Electronic Records Management Toolkit Also Addresses E-Discovery and Records Retention & Disposition	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	11/18/2009	20
Information Security Governance Resources Added to Information Security Guide	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	11/18/2009	12
Updated Version of the Confidential Data Handling Blueprint Available	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	11/16/2009	24
University of Pennsylvania Successfully Deploys DNSSEC	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	11/10/2009	47
American University CIO Dave Swartz Selected as New Chair of Higher Education Information Security Council	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	11/09/2009	23
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Wrap-Up, October 2009	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/30/2009	24
Higher Education Information Security Council Open Meeting at EDUCAUSE 2009	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/27/2009	41
Obama and Napolitano Speak About National Cyber Security Awareness Month	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/22/2009	46
Social Media Cybersquatting: When your brand is threatened...	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	10/22/2009	32
RUSecure? National Cyber Security Awareness Month at Rutgers University	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/21/2009	36
Security Professionals Conference 2010: Submit a Presentation Proposal	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/15/2009	104
Something Different for National Cyber Security Awareness Month	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/14/2009	49
FCC Holds Public Workshop and Seeks Comments on Cybersecurity	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	10/13/2009	19
SANS "State of the Hack" Online Training (Nov. 19, 1-2:30 pm)	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/12/2009	78
Security Resources Now Available from Fall 2009 Internet2 Member Meeting	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/09/2009	32
October Edition of EDUCAUSE Now Features National Cyber Security Awareness Month	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/09/2009	21
Security Task Force Renamed Higher Education Information Security Council	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/07/2009	26
Security Task Force Renamed Higher Education Information Security Council	Lisa Gesner, EDUCAUSE	10/07/2009	81
Cornell's New Computer Security E-Book	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/06/2009	79
6th Annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month Kicked-Off by Secretary of DHS	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	10/02/2009	50
National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2009 is HERE!	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	09/30/2009	91
September 28, 2009: FCC Seeks Comments Regarding Cybersecurity	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	09/30/2009	18
Security Incident Management Essentials	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	09/30/2009	108
SANS: The Top Cyber Security Risks	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	09/29/2009	91

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