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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
Updated October 2012
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Data Security
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2006 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach Understanding Financial Impact, Customer Turnover, and Preventative Solutions
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July 24, 2006
This study summarizies the actual costs incurred by 31 organizations that lost confidential customer information and had a regulatory requirement to publicly notify affected individuals. …
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2008 Data Breach Investigations Report
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July 1, 2008
The 2008 Data Breach Investigations Report draws from over 500 forensic engagements handled by the Verizon Business Investigative Response team over a four-year period. Tens of thousands of data …
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A Systematic, Comprehensive Approach to Information Security
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July 6, 2005
Information security is a process of business risk management that must be performed on an ongoing basis. It is critical to take an approach to information security that examines the risks and s…
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Are You Ready? A Planning Tool for Managing Sensitive Data Incidents
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May 16, 2012
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2012
Universities have had to deal with many different types of incidents involving the exposure of sensitive and legally protected information. When an incident occurs, those involved usually have limi…
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Be Prepared
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August 19, 2010
The first rule of incident management is to accept that you will have an incident. Use these five best practices to get your institution ready. T…
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Cambridge University researchers hack chip-and-PIN payment terminals
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January 1, 2007
"Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have demonstrated how a chip-and-PIN terminal used to authenticate credit and debit card transactions in that country can be compromised…
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Collecting and Preserving Data in the Wake of a Tragedy
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May 6, 2008
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A session at the Security 2008
After the tragic events of April 16, 2007, at Virginia Tech, IT professionals and university legal counsel had to quickly address the need to collect and preserve data in the event of future litiga…
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Cybersecurity: How safe are your data?
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April 28, 2010
In an article in Nature , Jeffrey Perkel reports that many scientists want to keep their data and resources free; cybersecurity specialists want them under lock and key. …
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Data Breach Notification: Discussing Reactive Processes and Proactive Strategies
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April 5, 2011
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2011
Data security and privacy are focal points in many institutions' information security programs. There is a complex set of legal and regulatory frameworks for protecting data that we are entrus…
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Data Breaches Hit More Campuses
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February 12, 2008
Review of news sources and databases shows an increase in the number of both security incidents and affected institutions in the last year. Rev…
