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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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Leadership Discussion: Identity and Access Management in Higher Education
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 8:30am-9:30am
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A session at the Southeast Regional Conference
Has your campus established an enterprise strategy for identity and access management? Does your IAM architecture facilitate easy migration to the cloud? Is your IAM system standards-based and inte…
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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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Paper Is Out, Online Form Development Tools Are In
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March 19, 2013
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A session at the Midwest Regional Conference
Campus departments are looking to move their paper forms online. Many options exist for cloud no-code online forms development tools. Add this to existing enterprise solutions with online form and …
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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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Innovation Showcase
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March 19, 2013
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A session at the Midwest Regional Conference
Beyond "Angry Birds": Taking Your iPad to the Next Level Far from being just a media consumption device, the iPad and its integration into both popular and academic culture have led …
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Just What Does Someone Have to Do to Gain Access to a Computer in the Library?
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May 31, 2012
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A session at the Southeast Regional Conference
Find out how authentication is being used in the North Carolina academic libraries (including all community colleges, private colleges, and the UNC system) to control the use of their computers in …
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Mobile and Cloud Security: Practical Applications of the Information Security Guide
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June 1, 2012
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A session at the Southeast Regional Conference
Have you been asked to evaluate or provide input on security for cloud computing or mobile technologies, but neither of these is really your area of expertise? Don't panic! Use the Informati…
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The Technical Part Was Easy: How a Low-Cost IdM System Fixed Other Problems Too
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March 13, 2012
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2012
MassArt used its existing ERP system and a central LDAP server to build a low-cost identity management system. We now automatically provision and deprovision accounts as people come and go. In the …
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A Day at the Breach
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March 13, 2012
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2012
It's August 10 at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and the school is not contemplating how to spend a day at the beach. Instead, they are informing approximately 75,000 individuals asso…
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Connecting InCommon Silver and Research at UW–Milwaukee
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March 26, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2012
UW–Milwaukee is growing its research initiatives. As the initiatives grow, we recognize that federal-granting agencies are working toward a model where the services used to maintain grants employ…
