Security and Privacy Sessions at EDUCAUSE 2012

The annual EDUCAUSE Conference (November 6-9) offers a variety of security and privacy-related sessions. Whether you plan to join us in Denver or participate online, we encourage you to attend as many of these presentations as possible. Also remember to mark your calendar for the upcoming Security Professionals Conference, which will be held April 15-17, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri, and Online. A Call for Proposals is currently out, with a November 13, 2012 deadline.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Preconference Seminars (separate registration required)

• 8:00 am - Seminar 06A: PCI Compliance Reviews: A Mixed Bag of People, Processes, and Technology (Tammy Clark)
• 8:00 am - Seminar 09A: A Privacy Primer (Jane Rosenthal)
• 12:30 pm - Seminar 09P: Practical Advice from Those Who've Benn There: Implementing InCommon Bronze and Silver Assurance Profiles (Mary Dunker, Jacob Farmer, Steve Kurncz, Ann West)

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

• 10:30 am - Create a Comprehensive Information Security Program with Limited Resources (Dana German)
• 10:30 am - Privacy and Security Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Education (Richard Gordon, Kathleen Styles)
• 11:40 am - CIO Open Space Session on Department of Education Cybersecurity and IdM Initiatives (Richard Gordon)
• 11:40 am - Authenticating the Campus and Beyond: How to Approach Cybersecurity Issues in Higher Education (Jacob Farmer, Andrew Showstead)
• 11:40 am - IT Professionals and Lawyers Can Get Along (Really, They Can) (Seth Gilbertson, Tracy Mitrano, Joseph Storch, Heidi Wachs)
• 1:30 pm - Raising the Bar in Cloud Security for Higher Education (poster session)
• 1:30 pm - Transitioning between Access Management Products: Sun to Oracle (poster session)
• 1:30 pm - Wi-Fi Guest Access: Exploring Users and Options with Eduroam (poster session)
• 1:45 pm - Meet EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity Staff and the Co-Chairs of HEISC (EDUCAUSE Central)
• 2:30 pm - Policy and Security Discussion (Michele Norin, Kent Wada)
• 3:30 pm - Chief Privacy Officers Meeting (by invitation only)
• 3:40 pm - Moving to the Cloud with Our Friends: Developing and Supporting Internet2 NET+ Services (Charles Aikman, James Bradley, Jerrold Grochow, Walt Magnussen)
• 4:40 pm - Identity and Access Management Hot Topic Lightning Round (Learning Theatre, Exhibit Hall B-E)

Thursday, November 8, 2012

• 8:00 am - Achieving Virtualization: The Holy Grail of IT (Eric Denbraber, Robert Dixon, Alfred Roberts)
• 8:50 am - Informational Session on Cybersecurity Activities (for international participants)
• 9:10 am - Community and the Cloud: Shaping the Future of Technology Services for Higher Education (Ron Kraemer, Kelli Trosvig, Shel Waggener, Brad Wheeler)
• 9:10 am - Reaching a Higher Elevation: Supporting High-Value, High-Risk Cloud Services (Mary Dunker, Mark Rank, Chris Spadanuda, Ann West)
• 10:00 am - Meet EDUCAUSE Policy Staff (EDUCAUSE Central)
• 1:30 pm - The Law and the Cloud: Accountability and Empowerment in the New Computing (Michael McPherson, Madelyn Wessel)
• 1:30 pm - Unconference: BYOD in Higher Education (Stephen diFilipo, Shelley Rodrigo, Jennifer Sparrow)
• 2:40 pm - "Officer, Is This Your GPS Device on My Car?" Privacy and Security Legal Update, 2012 (Patrick Feehan, Seth Gilbertson, Joseph Storch, Heidi Wachs)
• 4:30 pm - Freedom with Responsibility: Using NAC to Eliminage DMCA Notices while Allowing P2P (Ryan Turner, Stan Waddell)
• 4:30 pm - Supporting Research through the Development of a Data Management Plan Service (Michael Fary, Kim Owen)
• 5:30 pm - InCommon Recommended Practices: Scalability and Expanding Services (Nate Klingenstein, Jack Suess)

Friday, November 9, 2012

• 8:00 am - Information Security is Everyone's Job: But Do They Know It? (Tanya Choice-Henry, Wendy Luljak)
• 8:00 am - Privacy, Security, and Compliance: Strange Bedfellows, or a Marriage Made in Heaven? (Michael Corn, Jane Rosenthal)
• 9:10 am - Disaster Recovery Planning: How to Build It, How to Test It (Troy Donoway, Angela Neria)

Looking for additional resources? Visit the EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity Initiative website and learn more about the activities of the Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC). Or contact us at security-council@educause.edu.