-
Research
and Publications
Current Issue
May/June 2013
EDUCAUSE ReviewPublications
-
Conferences
and Events
Annual Conference
October 15–18, 2013
Register now!Events for all Levels and Interests
Whether you're looking for a conference to attend face-to-face to connect with peers, or for an online event for team professional development, see what's upcoming.
-
Career
Development
EDUCAUSE Institute
Leadership/Management Programs
Explore MoreCareer Center
Leadership and Management Programs
EDUCAUSE Institute
Advanced Programs
Project Management
Jump Start Your Career Growth
Explore EDUCAUSE professional development opportunities that match your career aspirations and desired level of time investment through our interactive online guide.
-
Focus Areas
and InitiativesLatest Topics
EDUCAUSE organizes its efforts around three IT Focus Areas
Join These Programs If Your Focus Is
-
Connect
and ContributeFind Others
Get on the Higher Ed IT Map
Employees of EDUCAUSE member institutions and organizations are invited to create individual profiles.
-
About
EDUCAUSE
Subscribe
Filter by type
- Podcasts (121)
- Blogs (167)
- Agreements or Contracts (3)
- Articles, Briefs, Papers, and Reports (527)
- Bibliography (1)
- Blogs and Wikis (6)
- Books and Monographs (2)
- Certification, Education, Training and Tutorials (22)
- Effective Practices (27)
- Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports (40)
- Infographics (1)
- Letters (5)
- Plans and Guidelines (20)
- Policies and Procedures (62)
- Presentations and Seminars (1190)
- Programs and Projects (5)
- RFPs (1)
- Surveys (13)
- Tools (20)
- Vendors (1)
- Videos (11)
- Web Sites (9)
Filter by Publications
Filter by Presentations
Filter by Library Taxonomy
- Cybersecurity [x]
- Security Management (1510)
- Policy and Law (700)
- Identity and Access Management (663)
- Information Technology Management and Leadership (558)
- Federal Policy and Law (508)
- Network Security and Applications (494)
- Data Security (434)
- Privacy (408)
- Networking and Emerging Technologies (364)
- Campus Policy and Law (266)
- Security Awareness (248)
- Campus Policies (245)
- Authentication (231)
- Federal Privacy Law (222)
- Information Systems and Services (222)
- Cybersecurity Policy (220)
- Security Risk Assessment and Analysis (194)
- Security Planning (178)
- Network Applications (163)
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.
Events Calendar
View past and future security-related events.
Latest News
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 has become the first identity provider to achieve Bronze and Silver certification as part of the InCommon Assurance Program.
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...
Find a variety of E12 security and privacy-related sessions in Denver or online.
Find resources and see what other campuses are doing this October for NCSAM.
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
-
Effective Data Governance Practices
-
April 17, 2013
|
A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Data stewardship and governance are complex topics in higher education due to the distributed nature of our organizations. At Notre Dame, we've built an effective information governance prog…
-
Practical Project Management for Security Implementation in Enterprise Systems
-
April 17, 2013
|
A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Security implementation is, or should be, a part of every enterprise system, not an add-on after the fact. One of the best ways to ensure effective IT security is to have a seat at the table throug…
-
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…
-
The Enemy Is Us: Doing the Work of Information Security Better
-
April 17, 2013
|
A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Within information security departments, staff often get so bogged down in "getting the job done" that they can never assess how they are doing their job and whether they can do anything …
-
Supporting High-Value, High-Risk Cloud Services with Federated Identity Management
-
April 16, 2013
|
A session at the Security Professionals Conference
The community has good approaches for handling access to simple cloud or third-party services. But what about higher-value services that require access to sensitive data, such as medical or financi…
-
IT Compliance Framework for Institutions of Higher Ed
-
April 16, 2013
|
A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Institutions of higher education are increasingly expected to comply with various regulatory requirements specifically focused at data privacy and protection. Sometimes there could be overlap in ef…
-
Third-Party Assessments: Not Just a Questionnaire
-
April 16, 2013
|
A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Four years ago, Indiana University began assessing the security of cloud vendors and other third parties using a simple questionnaire. Over time, the process has matured to take advantage of IU…
-
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 …
-
Using Students to Pen Test Your Network (for Credit)
-
April 16, 2013
|
A session at the Security Professionals Conference
We taught CMSC498L, an undergraduate class on penetration testing entitled "Secure Maryland" in spring 2012. The main novelty of the class was that students were able to discover, probe…
