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The Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) develops toolkits and other resources on various security issues, several of which deal with data security.
- Cloud Data Storage Solutions: Dropbox Security & Privacy Considerations
- Confidential Data Handling Blueprint
- Data Classification Toolkit
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- Data Protection Contractual Language: Common Themes and Examples
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Data Security
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Protecting the Security of Research Data
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November 8, 2011
The effective protection and management of research data has become a hot topic in U.S. higher education. Funding agencies increasingly require data management plans as part of grant submittals…
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Reducing the Cost of PCI Compliance
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October 20, 2011
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
Credit card payments are prevalent throughout university campuses and websites. Achieving PCI compliance is aggravated by the scope-related complexities of a typical cyberinfrastructure. This ses…
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Higher Education Information Security Council 2012–2013 Strategic Plan
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February 24, 2012
The HEISC mission is to improve information security, data protection, and privacy programs across the higher education sector through its working groups of volunteers and professional EDUCAUSE s…
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PGP/GPG Key Signing Party and Thawte Certificate Web of Trust
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April 21, 2009
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A session at the Security 2009
Do you have Facebook friends? Are you LinkedIn with your colleagues? When e-mail communications involve sensitive information that needs encryption, how do you make sure you're really communic…
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Information Confidentiality
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March 11, 2009
Protecting information confidentiality is a critical security objective for all colleges and universities. Institutions must deploy confidentiality controls in addition to security controls, and…
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Security Task Force 2008–2009 Strategic Plan: Safeguarding Our IT Assets, Protecting Our Community’s Privacy
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September 3, 2008
The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force (STF) provides a focal point for the academic community to join together to strengthen the ability of the higher education sector t…
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Server hack at Georgetown University probed
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January 1, 2006
Data on as many as 41,000 people may have been compromised. Data on as many as 41,000 people may have been compromised. …
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Public Key Infrastructure: Making Progress, But Many Challenges Remain Key Findings
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March 28, 2003
Public Key Infrastructure: Making Progress, But Many Challenges Remain" is a Key Findings summary. Research Director Dan Blum and Analyst Gerry Gebel provide an update to Burton Group'…
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Public Key Infrastructure: Making Progress, But Many Challenges Remain
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March 28, 2003
Public Key Infrastructure: Making Progress, But Many Challenges Remain" is a Research Report prepared by Burton Group, an ECAR partner. It is available to ECAR subscribers through special a…
