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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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Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Cybersecurity
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Bootstrapping IT Security
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March 12, 2013
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference
This session will cover the history of the Brown Security Round Table, the benefits of this committee, and lessons learned. Come and talk to some of the founding members of this committee to learn …
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Data Custodians, It's 11 p.m.: Do You Know Where Your Confidential Data Is?
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March 20, 2013
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A session at the Midwest Regional Conference
Many campuses find that the proliferation and continued storage of confidential data on desktop and laptop computers to be one of their top security risks. In combination with policy and awareness …
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Seminar 01A - IT Security in Higher Education: Prepare, Prevent, Protect-It's Everyone's Responsibility! PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.
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March 28, 2011
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2011
This seminar will be presented by a group of information security experts who will discuss the four basic components of security: prevention, detection, response and recovery. Prevention is the are…
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How Secure Is Your Information?
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March 30, 2011
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2011
This dynamic session will provide a brief overview of the information security standards institutions must comply with in order to provide data security. The program will include some live demonstr…
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Gone Phishing at Wayne State University: Protecting Your Inbox with Zimbra
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March 16, 2010
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2010
Wayne State University has successfully minimized risks associated with phishing attacks by integrating the Zimbra ZCS anti-phishing Zimlet and other techniques with its existing technology to incr…
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Are You Paying Attention to the Character Behind the (Layer 7) Curtain?
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January 12, 2011
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A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011
Many bad guys revised their attack methodology during 2010. Roughly 80% of attacks are now initiated through the web application layer 7 vulnerabilities, yet most higher ed Institutions allocate le…
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Implementing Data Encryption: Opportunities and Challenges
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January 7, 2009
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2009
This presentation will discuss the implementation of data encryption at Rutgers University. It will also include a review of the features and pros and cons of other encryption products to help atte…
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MPLS for the University/Enterprise Network
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June 3, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2008
This presentation will outline the planning and implementation of an MPLS-based enterprise network at UNCG. It will cover some background, requirements and goals, and proposed and implemented netwo…
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Lancope
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March 18, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2008
Lancope is the provider of the StealthWatch System, a widely used network behavior analysis and response solution that unifies flow-based anomaly detection and network performance monitoring to pro…
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Best Practices for Windows Desktop Security
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March 18, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2008
Windows desktops are widely deployed and can be subject to multiple attack vectors. Windows 2000, XP, and Vista have vulnerabilities that should be mitigated effectively by network security teams o…
