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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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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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Presidential Candidates on Cybersecurity
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October 24, 2004
CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association) , a global trade association representing the business interests of the information technology industry, will hold an interactive briefin…
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What Every President Should Know About Cybersecurity
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October 12, 2004
At the VASCAN conference held yesterday at the University of Virginia, the President of James Madison University, Linwood Rose, observed that the typical president is not informed about in…
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State and Regional Higher Ed Cybersecurity Collaborations and Events
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October 12, 2004
Many of you have probably heard about the Virginia Alliance for Secure Computing And Networking (VA SCAN) . Their unique collaboration and partnership has been featured in a few different …
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Cybersecurity Summit 2004 Addresses Security of Supercomputing Facilities
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October 8, 2004
Last week was a busy week on the cybersecurity front. It was so eventful that my blog postings this week are in an effort to catch up with what may already be old news! However, an event h…
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National Cyber Security Awareness Month Outreach Events
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October 8, 2004
The month of October marks the first official observance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month . After several attempts to find a common day or time period to generate a coordinate…
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The Privacy of Social Security Numbers
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October 6, 2004
I attended two Congressional hearings last week that underscore the importance of securing information systems that contain Social Security Numbers (SSN) and that further mark the trend to dis…
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Yoran's Replacement Hardly Newsworthy
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October 6, 2004
The Washington Post has reported today: [Amit] Yoran's deputy, Andy Purdy , will take over as acting director [of the DHS National Cyber Security Division], according to an e-m…
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The Revolving Door at DHS Continues
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October 5, 2004
Forget about the Abbott and Costello comedy act about "who's on first?" (in the spirit of the beginning of the baseball playoffs). The more comical routine in Washington, D.C., …
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Efforts to Improve Cybersecurity as a Liability
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September 24, 2004
Congressman Adam Putnam (R.-Fla), commenting upon some of the dialogue between members of his Corporate Information Security Working Group, also had the following to say in his opening stateme…
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Congressman Putnam Issues National Cyber Security Call to Action
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September 24, 2004
In a hearing on cybersecurity and identity theft held on Wednesday, September 22nd, Cong. Adam Putnam (R.-Fla.), chair of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Informa…
