The Career of the IT Security Officer in Higher Education

Title:

The Career of the IT Security Officer in Higher Education (ID: ECP0901)

Author(s):

Marilu Goodyear (University of Kansas), Gail Salaway (EDUCAUSE), Mark R. Nelson (NACS), Rodney J. Petersen (EDUCAUSE) and Shannon Portillo (University of Kansas)

Topics:

CSO, Identity and Access Management, Information Security Officer, ISO, IT Security, Regulatory Compliance, Mentoring, Professional Development, Security Management, Security Risk Assessment and Analysis, security training, Standards, Training

Origin:

Occasional Papers, ECAR (07/01/2009)

Type:

Articles, Papers, and Reports

Abstract:

This ECAR occasional paper reports the result of a study designed to understand and document the attributes and responsibilities of the relatively new role of information security officer in higher education. The study employed multiple research strategies, including a literature review, an analysis of 59 job announcements and descriptions, 311 responses to a web-based quantitative survey, and qualitative interviews with individuals who answered the survey and agreed to be contacted for additional information.

Citation for this work: Goodyear, Marilu, Gail Salaway, Mark R. Nelson, Rodney Petersen, and Shannon Portillo. The Career of the IT Security Officer in Higher Education (Occasional Paper, Issue 1). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, 2009, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar.

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