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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
- Data Incident Notification Toolkit
- Data Protection Contractual Language: Common Themes and Examples
- Eight Steps to Secure Your Copier or Multi-Function Device (MFD)
- Guidelines for Data De-Identification or Anonymization
- Security Tips for Traveling Abroad
- Sensitive Data Exposure Incident Checklist
- Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems: Security and Privacy Considerations
- Top Information Security Concerns for Campus Executives and Data Stewards
- Top Information Security Concerns for HR Leaders and Process Participants: Protecting Your HR Assets
- Top Information Security Concerns for Researchers: Protecting Your Intellectual Assets
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Data Security
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Enterprise Content-Aware DLP Solution Comparison and Select Vendor Profiles
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May 14, 2013
This Gartner report covers content-aware data-loss prevention, which has grown up and is on the verge of becoming a standard part of security architecture. A small set of vendors dominate a major…
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Privacy and Security Initiatives and Recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education
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February 26, 2013
Key Takeaways At EDUCAUSE 2012, U.S. Department of Education speakers discussed new privacy and security initiatives, as well as offering recommendations on navigating privacy ef…
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Managing Risk and Compliance by Implementing DLP to Ensure Data Security
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Did a university e-mail contain employee PII data? Did we just FTP a file that contains alumni PCI data? In this seminar, you will learn how Saint Louis University increased its ability to prevent …
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Cloud Security Debate: Cloud Now or Cloud How?
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December 10, 2012
During the often-fiery 2012 presidential debate season, a lively debate of a different sort held at Indiana University (IU) featured passionate arguments on the natur…
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Data Privacy Day 2013 Event
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January 28, 2013
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a non-profit public-private partnership focused on helping all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online, kicked off Data Privacy Day 2013 wi…
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Podcast: Larry Conrad on IT Security Then and Now
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July 17, 2012
Larry D. Conrad serves as the vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer at UNC Chapel Hill. He has over 40 years experience in the field of information technolo…
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On the Edges of Policy Questions, Student Privacy, and Student Learning
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May 17, 2012
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2012
We all participate regularly in discussions of policy data, student learning data, and data privacy, yet it's difficult to bring the three domains together without conflict, as different prior…
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Privacy and Security Risks in Higher Education
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January 10, 2012
This webinar is one in a series celebrating Data Privacy Month 2012 . Privacy is a major and often underappreciated risk area for institutions of higher education. Many data security brea…
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The 3 Rs of Responding to a Major Data Breach
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March 26, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2012
Responding to a major data breach is an activity that none of us would welcome, yet many feel that having a data breach is not a matter of "if," but "when." In 2011, our campus …
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Response to the Department of Commerce Notice of Inquiry for Models for a Governance Structure for NSTIC (July 22, 2011)
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July 22, 2011
Response to the Department of Commerce Notice of Inquiry for Models for a Governance Structure for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). Prepared by EDUCAUSE, Inter…

















