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Cloud Data Storage Solutions
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.
- About Dropbox
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EDUCAUSE Staff Picks
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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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Cloud Security
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Gain Control and Improve Results by Effectively Coordinating Projects, Portfolios, Resources, Support, and Services
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013
Institutions are being called on to do more with less, managing tight resource constraints and slashed budgets across projects, change management, and service desk work all while just keeping the l…
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Web Design in the Age of Mobile: A Responsive Primer
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013
The college mobile world is here and happening. With their smartphones, tablets, and netbooks in many mobile browser flavors, students are visiting your websites expecting to find useful informatio…
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Administration of Data Loss Prevention Services in Higher Education
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April 17, 2013
This presentation will examine the challenges, shortcomings, potential solutions, and areas for improvement in deploying and administering a data loss prevention (DLP) tool in a highly distributed …
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Lessons Learned in Managing IT Risk
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013
This session will cover "understanding risk": what IT risk is, where it comes from, and what we can do about it. We'll also present a model that can be used for evaluating risk respo…
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Bring Your Own Cloud: Data Management Challenges in a Click-Through World
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Consumer cloud-based services are easy to set up, low cost, and familiar. It's understandable why clients would automatically turn to them for their data-storage needs. But what happens when…
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Practical Project Management for Security Implementation in Enterprise Systems
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Security implementation is, or should be, a part of every enterprise system, not an add-on after the fact. One of the best ways to ensure effective IT security is to have a seat at the table throug…
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Effective Data Governance Practices
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Data stewardship and governance are complex topics in higher education due to the distributed nature of our organizations. At Notre Dame, we've built an effective information governance progra…
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Lessons Learned in Managing IT Risk
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
This session will cover "understanding risk": what IT risk is, where it comes from, and what we can do about it. We'll also present a model that can be used for evaluating risk respo…
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Spear Phishing: Novel Techniques for Detection and Prevention
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April 17, 2013
Spear phishing is one of the most serious class of threats that IT security struggles with. While spear phishing attacks are seemingly straightforward, the variability of delivery and infection of …
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Navigating the Clouds with an Enterprise IT Strategy
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013
Should your institution be a cloud services leader? How do you balance the risks of innovation with the possible benefits? What about managing identity in the cloud? Furman University's IT Str…

















