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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...
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Find a variety of E12 security and privacy-related sessions in Denver or online.
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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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Information Security
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June 14, 2013
This Spotlight focuses on data from the 2012 Core Data Service (CDS) to better understand how higher education institutions approach information security activities. Information provided …
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NIST Posts Initial Analysis of Comments on Cybersecurity Framework
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May 21, 2013
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it has prepared an initial analysis of hundreds of comments submitted by industry and the public related to the P…
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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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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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How to Think Like a Risk Manager
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Having heard the enterprise risk management (ERM) panel, you are now wondering what is going on in the risk management department across the street from your office, how they view you and your issu…
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Enterprise Risk Management in Higher Education: Implications for Enterprise IT - Sponsored by Kroll Advisory Solutions
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Enterprise risk management (ERM) has matured as a discipline within higher education. Colleges and universities are subject to risks to their physical assets, people assets, and cyber assets. The i…
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Rapid Windows Analysis
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Sometimes IT professionals can't perform a full analysis of every system that is suspected of being compromised in a timely manner. This presentation will give IT pros some tips on performing …
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What's Your Number? Measuring the Maturity of Your Security Program with HEISC's New Assessment Tool
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Do you know how mature your security program is? EDUCAUSE has developed an enhanced information security program assessment tool to help you gauge your program. A panel of several early adopters …
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A Model for Today: Partnering with Industry to Enhance Institutional Information Security Capabilities
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Many academic organizations are facing the same problems: an aging decentralized computing infrastructure, growing use of mobile devices, increasing use of network resources, and ever-present exter…
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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…
