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Privacy and Security Initiatives of the U.S. Department of Education

November 7, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012

The U.S. Department of Education has launched several new privacy initiatives under the leadership of its first-ever chief privacy officer. Best known for enforcing the Family Education Rights an…

Department of Education Initiatives for Data and Information Protection

October 19, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

It's imperative for institutions of higher education to protect personally identifiable information (PII), especially in the context of student financial aid. Officials from the U.S. Departmen…

Privacy in an Era of Social Media - Sponsored by Desire2Learn Incorporated, Gold Partner

October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

There is a widespread myth that young people don't care about privacy. Embedded in this myth is an assumption that participation in public social media services indicates a rejection of privac…

Education, Experience, and the Disconnect Between Privacy, Security, and the University

October 21, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

This session will address how leveraging information and balancing experience with education encourages needed conversations and helps plug the hole all educational institutions face when it comes …

Do They Measure Up? Assessing the Security Posture of Third-Party Service Providers

October 21, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Institutions are increasingly gaining efficiencies and reducing costs by using third parties to host institution-owned data. How do we assess incremental risk of this approach? How can we ensure ad…

There's a Party in Security and Everyone's Invited

October 21, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

The increase of security threats on campuses and the tightening of budgets require IT security programs to get creative. How do you balance the reactive work with the proactive initiatives? The Uni…

Reducing the Cost of PCI Compliance

October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Credit card payments are prevalent throughout university campuses and websites. Achieving PCI compliance is aggravated by the scope-related complexities of a typical cyberinfrastructure. This ses…

Data Security: It's All About the Desktop

October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Data is only as secure as the weakest link. After experiencing our share of computer thefts, viruses, and simple carelessness at Vassar, we are implementing a broad spectrum of desktop technologies…

Practical Approaches to Effective Risk Management

October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Make the transition from a reactive to proactive security program. Most security experts agree that risk management is fundamental to effective information security. In this interactive seminar, le…

Access to Data Tomorrow Means Good Data Management Today

October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Data management is the foundation for scholarly research. Publishers and funding agencies are increasingly requiring researchers to share their data. Having a data management plan fulfills federal …