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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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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...
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Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Cybersecurity
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A Cybersecurity Agenda for the Next President
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May 7, 2008
There has been much improvement in securing cyberspace in the last five years, but much still needs to be done. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has established a Commissio…
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The State of the Internet According to the Congressional Internet Caucus
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May 7, 2008
The Congressional Internet Caucus is a bipartisan group of over 170 members of the House and Senate working to educate their colleagues about the promise and potential of the Internet. EDUCAUSE is …
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The FTC as an Educational Partner in Improving Data Security and Privacy
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May 7, 2008
The Federal Trade Commission deals with issues that touch the economic lives of most Americans. The current portfolio includes protecting consumers in the areas of data security and privacy, identi…
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Identity Crisis: How Identification Is Overused and Misunderstood
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June 12, 2007
The advance of identification technology—biometrics, identity cards, surveillance, databases, dossiers—threatens privacy, civil liberties, and related human interests. In the wake of the terr…
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Security Breaches and Identity Theft
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May 17, 2007
As Congress strives to pass legislation that would provide a uniform federal law for security breach notifications, a number of related privacy and security policy proposals are under consideration…
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The Year in Review
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May 16, 2007
What's past is prologue. As we look ahead to the policy questions facing the Internet today and tomorrow, it's useful to recall what we've seen over the past 12 months, and that'…
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Data Security and Incident Notification
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April 26, 2006
As data security breaches at colleges and universities continue to mount, government mandates for incident notification are emerging at the state level, and Congress is considering several proposal…
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Managing Electronic Identity: Time to Get Serious
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April 7, 2005
At the end of February, the federal government published specifications for the smart card IDs that all federal employees and contractors will soon be issued. Washington is also considering a requi…
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Critical Infrastructure Protection and Higher Education
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April 7, 2005
Colleges and universities are not listed among the 13 critical infrastructures identified in Presidential Decision Directive 7, yet institutions of higher education often depend on or operate porti…
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Privacy and Security of Personal Information
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April 6, 2005
Identity theft has become a hot topic, with near daily reports about thousands or millions of lost or stolen personal records. Laws have been passed or are being considered in the states and in Con…
