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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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Environmental Scan: What Technology Tools Work (and Don't Work)?
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June 16, 2009
Now that we have some idea of the use-case requirements and what functionality we need to address them, the group will review what's available in the open-source and vendor communities for sol…
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Governance and the Student Life Cycle: Who Gets to Say Who Has a Say ?
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February 6, 2009
Effective implementation requires a framework that breaks down silos and establishes clear authority. The panelists will discuss different models for governance and how these models allow for effic…
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Stage 5: Federating the Identity: What Does This Mean, What Are the Challenges, and Why You Should Care
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February 5, 2009
Federations provide the trust framework, common definitions, and standards-based transport mechanisms for sharing information about our constituents with other institutions. But what does this real…
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Mapping Out Your Own Student Identity Life Cycle
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February 5, 2009
Now that attendees have walked through the student identity life cycle, it's time to start planning for implementations on their campuses. Using a sample template of the student life cycle, ca…
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Stage 4: Providing Access to Services Throughout the Student Life Cycle
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February 5, 2009
As students travel through our systems from prospect to alum, the services provided also change and so must the processes, roles, and authorization that support these services. Increased outsourcin…
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Stage 3: Oh Man, How Do I manage All of These Digital Records? Roles!
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February 5, 2009
Ted Bross, Associate Director, Administrative Information Services, Princeton UniversityOnce identity has been established and a digital record has been created, the tasks of security and service a…
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Stage 2: Managing Digital Identity
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February 5, 2009
Once the individual's relationship is established, the next step is managing the digital identity component of the student life cycle. This presentation will offer a high-level view of effecti…
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Stage 1: Establishing a Relationship
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February 4, 2009
Stage 1 of the student life cycle involves how the individual establishes a relationship with the institution, from prospects to applicants to admits. Questions come to mind such as, How do you fir…
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Student Life Cycle: Case Studies
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February 4, 2009
To set the stage for delving into the details of the student life cycle and identity management interaction, campus representatives will provide us with a few challenges they're facing with re…
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Student Life Cycle and Identity Management
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February 4, 2009
There are ways of making access to student electronic services more coherent, secure, and responsive to change. Addressing this challenge, however, requires understanding the institutional student …
