-
Research
and Publications
Current Issue
March/April 2013
EDUCAUSE ReviewPublications
-
Conferences
and Events
Annual Conference
October 15–18, 2013
Save the date!Events for all Levels and Interests
Whether you're looking for a conference to attend face-to-face to connect with peers, or for an online event for team professional development, see what's upcoming.
-
Career
Development
EDUCAUSE Institute
Leadership/Management Programs
Explore MoreCareer Center
Leadership and Management Programs
EDUCAUSE Institute
Advanced Programs
Project Management
Jump Start Your Career Growth
Explore EDUCAUSE professional development opportunities that match your career aspirations and desired level of time investment through our interactive online guide.
-
Focus Areas
and InitiativesLatest Topics
EDUCAUSE organizes its efforts around three IT Focus Areas
Join These Programs If Your Focus Is
-
Connect
and ContributeFind Others
Get on the Higher Ed IT Map
Employees of EDUCAUSE member institutions and organizations are invited to create individual profiles.
-
About
EDUCAUSE
Subscribe
Filter by type
Filter by Publications
Filter by Presentations
Filter by Library Taxonomy
- Cybersecurity [x]
- Network Vulnerability Assessment [x]
- Security Risk Assessment and Analysis [x]
- Security Management (14)
- Network Security and Applications (8)
- Security Planning (4)
- Incident Handling and Response (3)
- Information Technology Management and Leadership (3)
- Security Awareness (3)
- Vulnerability Scanning (3)
- Data Security (2)
- Federal Policy and Law (2)
- Identity and Access Management (2)
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention (2)
- Policy and Law (2)
- Risk Management (2)
- Security Architecture (2)
- Compliance (1)
- Planning (1)
- Privacy (1)
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.
Events Calendar
View past and future security-related events.
Latest News
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...
Find a variety of E12 security and privacy-related sessions in Denver or online.
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
-
Information Security Program Assessment Tool
-
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…
-
RFP Template for Information Security Projects
-
November 10, 2009
This Request For Proposal template was created to help organizations identify and select a quality security vendor to perform professional services work. It also lists questions organizations sho…
-
Improving Security Event Correlation and Analysis Using Intelligent Agents
-
April 22, 2009
|
A session at the Security 2009
Attacks on computer resources are security events that are more complex and difficult to quickly and effectively collect, analyze, and respond to. This presentation will explain how the use of inte…
-
Making the Campus Web Safer, One Application at a Time
-
April 11, 2007
|
A session at the Security 2007
A year ago, UT Austin identified Web application security as an important initiative for developers. As part of that initiative, UT developed an application security curriculum focused on the Open …
-
Your Network Security Babelfish
-
March 22, 2006
|
A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2006
Making your campus registration system, VLAN switching, firewall, and IPS/IDS play together is essential to rapid response and remediation of security issues. Watch as we demonstrate how Middlebury…
-
Risk Management Framework
-
January 1, 2006
In recent years, higher education institutions have recognized the importance of developing and implementing strategies to manage information risk. Proper information risk management now translat…
-
Server hack at Georgetown University probed
-
January 1, 2006
Data on as many as 41,000 people may have been compromised. Data on as many as 41,000 people may have been compromised. …
-
Lessons Learned in the Establishment of a Vulnerability Assessment Program
-
June 8, 2005
|
A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2005
Proactive security assessments provide considerable value to educational institutions, yet several key elements are required to implement a successful program. Representatives from the University o…
-
Citadel Security Software - Are You Vulnerable?
-
April 27, 2005
|
A session at the EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2005
This presentation introduces a best-practices approach to implementing a full life-cycle vulnerability management process to ensure the highest level of security and policy compliance on campus. At…
-
Institutional Insurance: Creating a Comprehensive Campus-Wide IT Security Risk Management Program
-
January 13, 2005
|
A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2005
University departments must understand what security risks exist in their IT environment and how to reduce or eliminate them. This session explains the University of Virginia's comprehensive, …
