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The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) created a Hot Topics page on Cloud Data Storage Solutions: Dropbox Security & Privacy Considerations. The topic, Cloud Data Storage Solutions: Dropbox Security & Privacy Considerations discusses issues of concern that are common to most cloud data storage services; however vendor solutions and implementations vary greatly. The following outlines an evaluation of one vendor that can easily be applied to others, such as SpiderOak, box.net, Skydrive, and CrashPlan.

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Cloud Security Debate: Cloud Now or Cloud How?, EDUCAUSE Review, December 2012.

Security Awareness and Communication in the C-Suite, EDUCAUSE Live!, October 1012.

7 Things You Should Know About Cloud Security, EDUCAUSE 7 Things You Should Know, September 2010.

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Businesses Confront the Cloud Security Threat: June 17, 2010

As they embrace the cloud, companies remain skittish about entrusting data and computing tasks to outside vendors. Proposed solutions abound. As …
Is There Safety in the Cloud?: June 24, 2010

Key Takeaways Increased demand and decreased resources for IT in higher education make the cloud an attractive solution for technology needs. The risks inherent in moving to the cloud m…
If It's in the Cloud, Get It on Paper: Cloud Computing Contract Issues: June 24, 2010

Key Takeaways Ensure that your contract with a cloud service provider: Codifies the specific parameters and minimum levels required for each element of the service, as well as remedies f…
A Tale of Two Clouds: June 24, 2010

Key Takeaways The University of Washington adopted a dual-provider cloud-computing strategy, focusing initially on software as a service. The original project — to replace an obsolete…
Clearing the Air on Cloud Computing: June 10, 2010

© 2010 John Leslie King EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 45, no. 3 (May/June 2010): 64-65 John Leslie King ( jlking@umich.edu ) is W.W. Bishop Professor of Information and Vice Provost…
Hot Topic Discussion: Mobility, Telecommuting, and the Cloud: April 13, 2010 | A session at the Security 2010
ECAR's sixth Study of Undergraduate Students and IT reported that 29 percent of survey respondents use an Internet-capable handheld device daily, and faculty and staff also love them. Given th…
Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing: December 18, 2009

Adopting cloud computing is a complex decision involving many factors. It is the Cloud Security Alliance hope that the guidance contained in this work will help others better understand what que…
Examining the Risks of Operating in the Cloud - NACUBO webcast, in collaboration with EDUCAUSE: August 30, 2011

Examining the Risks of Operating in the Cloud Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 1:30 PM ET A NACUBO Webcast, in collaboration with EDUCAUSE Overview Your instit…
ELI Releases New Brief on Learning Analytics: May 20, 2011

The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) has issued a new brief for ELI members: Learning Analytics: The Coming Third Wave . The brief serves as a report on the first International Con…
New Cloud Computing Resource Page: March 10, 2011

As part of a broader initiative to synthesize a large volume of information, EDUCAUSE has redesigned the Cloud Computing Resource page . With in-depth 101 overviews to instructional resources …

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