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Introduction
The higher education sector plays an important role in the cybersecurity of America. Through its core mission of teaching and learning, higher education is the main source of future leaders, innovators, and the technical workforce. Through research, higher education is the basic source of much of our new knowledge and future technologies. Colleges and universities also operate some of the world's largest collections of computers and high-speed networks. This resource page provides information related to all aspects of cybersecurity for higher education, with an emphasis on strategies, policies, and other tools that will assist institutions of higher education to prevent, detect, and respond to vulnerabilities that threaten college and university computers and networks.
EDUCAUSE is actively involved with this area through the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Higher Education Information Security Council (formerly the Security Task Force).
Information Security Guide: Effective Practices and Solutions for Higher Education
The Information Security Guide: Effective Practices and Solutions for Higher Education is now available in wiki format. This resource provides practical approaches to preventing, detecting, and responding to security problems in a wide range of higher education environments. This online service is designed with colleges and universities in mind, balancing our need for security with the need for an open, collaborative networking environment. Also, because one of the overarching concerns in college and university information technology (IT) departments is a lack of resources, an effort is made to provide low-cost solutions. The target audiences are those responsible for information security in colleges and universities and information technology staff who implement and manage security measures. Recognizing that many institutions have initiated or are in the process of developing IT security programs and policies, an effort is made throughout this resource to present practices that are useful at each stage of the developmental process.
As a community-driven, community-serving project, it is important for this initiative to incorporate experiences and perspectives from many different institutions. To contribute case studies that have been effective in your institution, please contact security-council@educause.edu.
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InCommon will be heavily involved in a $1.8 million grant awarded to Internet2 to build a consistent and robust privacy infrastructure. Partners include Carnegie Mellon, Brown, University of Texas...
Virginia Tech has become the first identity provider to achieve Bronze and Silver certification as part of the InCommon Assurance Program.
The annual EDUCAUSE Conference in Denver will provide an opportunity to explore the range and depth of issues that campuses must consider as they build...
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Find resources and see what other campuses are doing this October for NCSAM.
NCSAM article in the latest EDUCAUSE Review offers resources and suggestions for campuses to support security awareness efforts in October.
Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Cybersecurity
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Toolkit for Developing an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Program
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May 7, 2013
The IAM Program Outline has been created as a roadmap for institutions to use in developing an IAM program (or to address gaps in their current offerings) including: Providing a structure o…
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Information Security Program Assessment Tool
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April 15, 2013
This self-assessment tool was created to evaluate the maturity of higher education information security programs using as a framework the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 2700…
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Fed. Regs. on Student Identity Verification, State Authorization of Distance Ed. Back on the Radar
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April 16, 2013
As reported in today's Inside Higher Ed , the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced its intent to modify the rule-making effort it originally proposed last year …
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Creating an IT Security Baseline
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
The UW–Madison Office of Campus Information Security has worked with the campus community to develop a baseline information systems security standard that's intended to help departments on c…
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Cloud Security Debate: Cloud Now or Cloud How?
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December 10, 2012
During the often-fiery 2012 presidential debate season, a lively debate of a different sort held at Indiana University (IU) featured passionate arguments on the natur…
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Preparing for Back-to-School BYOD
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August 8, 2012
With the BYOD trend on campus growing ever stronger, an IT network analyst shares his checklist to help ensure that your campus network is ready to manage the onslaught. …
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7 Ways BYOD Could Get You Sued
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July 18, 2012
The author, Sam Narisi, discusses some of the biggest legal issues to consider when coming up with a BYOD policy and strategy. The author, Sam Na…
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Privacy and Security Initiatives of the U.S. Department of Education
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November 7, 2012
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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…
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Software-as-a-Service Email Security: Risk vs. Trust
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May 31, 2012
Many organizations would be interested in treating e-mail as a commodity —cutting costs and resource investments by outsourcing it to a software as a service (SaaS) provider. However, …
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More financial aid fraud rings targeting online learning busted
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September 19, 2012
As reported in Inside Higher Ed , the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California announced yes…
