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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...
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
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The Journey to a Successful Risk Assessment: One Strategy Unveiled
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February 19, 2010
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference 2010
A sound risk assessment process is one of the building blocks of a maturing information security program. Join the IT Security Team from Texas State University as they reveal the process and proced…
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Web Applications: Get a Grip on Privacy
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February 14, 2008
Many institutions have developed a privacy approach for their legacy and business systems. For third-party hosted applications, institutions may have a contract in place that specifies privacy requ…
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Protecting Data: Managing Risk of Exposure through Abatement
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February 14, 2008
How can you control access to social security numbers, personal identifiable information, and payment card industry data? Setting up a few architectural principles, solutions, and related policies …
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Seminar 1 - The Big Picture: Introduction to Identity and Access Management
PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.
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February 13, 2008
How many times has this happened to you? A student comes up to you and asks,"How is my digital identity assured and can I use my campus userid and password to seamlessly review my federal l…
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Student Use of Rich Media
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May 9, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2007
Many institutions provide rich-media environments for their students via podcasting and Webcasting. This presentation will report on two studies of how students use these media. Survey-response dat…
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Protecting Privacy on Campus
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April 26, 2006
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2006
Colleges and universities have received a lot of unwanted news coverage in the past year as the result of privacy and security breaches. New privacy laws at the state and federal level are inc…
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Enforcing Compliance of Campus Security Policies Through a Secure Identity Management Infrastructure
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April 25, 2006
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2006
To enforce campus security policies, all critical campus IT systems must be integrated to a common secure identity management infrastructure. This presentation will describe the strategy and compon…
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Safeguarding Research Data: Policy and Implementation Challenges
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February 24, 2006
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference 2006
Exposure of research data to the risk of loss or misuse can significantly impede researchers' progress or ultimately result in the loss of research funding. This presentation shares The Univer…
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Addressing the Requirements: Policy Frameworks and Technical Method
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February 9, 2006
There are a few ways in which authentication can be supported across boundaries such as using Shibboleth software and PKI certificates. Interactions between two organizations can be relatively stra…
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Campus Policy Issues: Supporting Levels of Assurance, Federations and PKI
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February 9, 2006
This session will provide an introduction to the technologies and the policy frameworks and business issues that usually accompany them. This session w…
