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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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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...
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Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Cybersecurity
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Information Security Standards: A Developmental Approach
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March 20, 2007
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2007
The approach used to develop information security standards is key to the success of your security program. See how a cross-university, cross-functional collaborative approach worked for the Connec…
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Practical Tools for Implementing Authentication and Managing Authorization
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March 20, 2007
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2007
Identity management manages services around people rather than systems, but both users and managers struggle to coordinate credentials and access rights for multiple resources. This Cornell Univers…
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Managing Campus Affiliates
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March 20, 2007
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2007
As part of our identity management implementation, Williams College developed a system and policies to keep track of people affiliated with the college, the nature of the affiliation, and the servi…
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Seminar 3P - A Blueprint for Handling Sensitive Data: Security, Privacy, and Other Considerations PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.
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March 19, 2007
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2007
Information security risks at colleges and universities present challenging legal, policy, technical, and operational issues. According to a recent study by the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Researc…
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Identity Management Tales from the Trenches: Top Ten Recommendations for Working with Stakeholders
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March 12, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2007
Are you working on governance and stakeholder involvement in your identity management project? Consider attending this session, which outlines the results from the Identity Management Summit and pr…
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Purdue University Response to Personal Information Breach Notification Laws
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March 14, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2007
Many states have enacted legislation to combat careless and cavalier uses of Social Security numbers and other personal information. Recent Indiana legislation defines the impermissible use of Soci…
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Border Patrol: Access Denied!
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March 14, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2007
The University of Notre Dame has recently changed its network border policy to deny most unsolicited network traffic from the Internet. A small set of services like the Web, secure shell, VPN, and …
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Balancing Security and Privacy in Times of Cyberterror
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March 13, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2007
Technology gives us the ability to create a surveillance society beyond anything Orwell could have imagined. Our limitations are no longer external but internal: We must choose how much privacy we&…
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Effective Windows Desktop Security
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March 13, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2007
IT security is a critical issue in higher education. This session will focus on workstation security, data security, and response. A framework and set of tools that participants can take back to th…
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Managing People and Data: Working with Central Systems and Local Applications
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March 13, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2007
This session will discuss the NU application-and-review process that assists local system builders in connecting with central systems of record. It will explain how an "Exchange Protocol"…
