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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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Latest News

Five Pilot Projects Receive Grants to Promote Online Security and Privacy

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 First to Achieve Bronze and Silver Assurance

Virginia Tech has become the first identity provider to achieve Bronze and Silver certification as part of the InCommon Assurance Program.

Recommended IAM Sessions at EDUCAUSE 2012

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...

Recommended Security & Privacy Sessions at EDUCAUSE 2012

Find a variety of E12 security and privacy-related sessions in Denver or online.

National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2012 is HERE!

Find resources and see what other campuses are doing this October for NCSAM.

Policy Matters NCSAM Article (Sep/Oct 2012)

NCSAM article in the latest EDUCAUSE Review offers resources and suggestions for campuses to support security awareness efforts in October.

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A Model for Today: Partnering with Industry to Enhance Institutional Information Security Capabilities: April 16, 2013 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Many academic organizations are facing the same problems: an aging decentralized computing infrastructure, growing use of mobile devices, increasing use of network resources, and ever-present exter…
Enterprise Risk Management in Higher Education: Implications for Enterprise IT - Sponsored by Kroll Advisory Solutions: April 17, 2013 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Enterprise risk management (ERM) has matured as a discipline within higher education. Colleges and universities are subject to risks to their physical assets, people assets, and cyber assets. The i…
Lessons Learned in Managing IT Risk: April 17, 2013 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference
This session will cover "understanding risk": what IT risk is, where it comes from, and what we can do about it. We'll also present a model that can be used for evaluating risk respo…
Bring Your Own Cloud: Data Management Challenges in a Click-Through World: April 17, 2013 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Consumer cloud-based services are easy to set up, low cost, and familiar. It's understandable why clients would automatically turn to them for their data-storage needs. But what happens when…
How to Think Like a Risk Manager: April 17, 2013 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Having heard the enterprise risk management (ERM) panel, you are now wondering what is going on in the risk management department across the street from your office, how they view you and your issu…
Rapid Windows Analysis: April 16, 2013 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Sometimes IT professionals can't perform a full analysis of every system that is suspected of being compromised in a timely manner. This presentation will give IT pros some tips on performing …
What's Your Number? Measuring the Maturity of Your Security Program with HEISC's New Assessment Tool: April 16, 2013 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Do you know how mature your security program is? EDUCAUSE has developed an enhanced information security program assessment tool to help you gauge your program. A panel of several early adopters …
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Systems in Higher Education: May 16, 2012 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2012
GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) systems are integrated applications that help automate the policy development and dissemination process; the tracking of requirements of law, regulations, s…
Raising Awareness of Website Vulnerability: How to Protect Your University's Site from Threats: April 5, 2011 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2011
As universities make the complete transition to a web-based interface, they must be aware of the constantly evolving strategies and attacks of hackers looking to exploit vulnerable websites. The im…
Seminar 01A - Our Shared Risk, Our Shared Responsibility: Learning to Prevent Confidential Data Loss PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.: April 4, 2011 | A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2011
The information security team at Texas State University has embarked on a strategic initiative to prevent confidential data leakage through a combination of endpoint protection, data loss preventio…

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