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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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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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A Home-Grown, Open Source Approach to Self-Service Network Registration and Management
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March 8, 2005
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2005
Williams College has developed a set of tools for registering and managing computers on its network. The system is geared to self-service and ease of use. The development tools are all open source …
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A Profile of Information Security Training Needs on University Campuses
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January 1, 2001
Information security is a prevalent, growing concern in many organizations. U.S. colleges and universities are ranked among the most poorly-protected systems because tightening security often means…
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A Vision for Real-time Financial Aid Application and Award
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January 1, 2003
The time has come to bring financial aid into the Internet era. Speakers include a leading strategist for the U.S. Department of Education, who outlines plans to move financial aid online and real-…
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Affiliates/Guests: Who Are These People, and How Do We Give Them Services?
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January 17, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2007
The University of Maryland provides limited services to affiliates/guests (not faculty, staff, or students). Previously, there was no coordinated process or system to track this population, facilit…
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An Identity Management Program at One Year
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March 15, 2011
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2011
At the end of 2009, UW–Milwaukee experienced both opportunities and challenges related to the institution's identity management services. These opportunities and challenges arose from new in…
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An Interactive Overview of the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Information Security Guide ; or, How to Get a Virtual Workforce for Free!
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June 3, 2011
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2011
The Higher Education Information Security Council created the Information Security Guide as a compendium of effective security practices, organized around ISO/IEC 27002. Many institutions are s…
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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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Awareness Is the Key to Security
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January 1, 2003
Security awareness is the knowledge of potential threats and the ability to anticipate what types of security issues and incidents staff may face in the routine of their job functions. Technology a…
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Balancing Privacy and Security in Times of Cyberterror
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January 18, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2007
Some 230 years ago, Patrick Henry aid, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" Kansas Senator Patrick Roberts recently said, "You have no civil liberties if you're dead." This…
