-
Research
and Publications
Current Issue
March/April 2013
EDUCAUSE ReviewPublications
-
Conferences
and Events
Annual Conference
October 15–18, 2013
Save the date!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
Filter by Publications
Filter by Presentations
Filter by Library Taxonomy
- Data Security [x]
- Networking and Emerging Technologies [x]
- Cybersecurity (46)
- Security Management (46)
- High-Performance Computing (HPC) (23)
- Policy and Law (22)
- Federal Policy and Law (19)
- Information Technology Management and Leadership (18)
- Cloud Computing (17)
- Network Infrastructure and Equipment (11)
- Network Security and Applications (11)
- Cloud Security (9)
- Cybersecurity Policy (9)
- Information Systems and Services (9)
- Privacy (9)
- Network Applications (8)
- Cloud Computing Policy (7)
- Identity and Access Management (7)
- E-Commerce (6)
- Institutional Management (6)
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
Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Data Security
-
Security Considerations for Cloud Computing
-
July 16, 2010
Security, privacy, identity, and other compliance issues should be considered prior to moving data into the cloud. Security, privacy, identity, …
-
How University Data Backup Is Moving Online
-
October 15, 2010
|
A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference
The University of San Francisco is implementing an online backup service for staff and faculty PCs as well as departmental field servers. This session will present our decision to move from a build…
-
Businesses Confront the Cloud Security Threat
-
June 17, 2010
As they embrace the cloud, companies remain skittish about entrusting data and computing tasks to outside vendors. Proposed solutions abound. As …
-
Is There Safety in the Cloud?
-
June 24, 2010
Key Takeaways Increased demand and decreased resources for IT in higher education make the cloud an attractive solution for technology needs. The risks inherent in moving to the cloud m…
-
Cyberspace: A Matter of National Security - Sponsored by Trustwave
-
April 13, 2010
|
A session at the Security 2010
Cyberspace began as the domain of technologists and engineers, with a focus on building circuits, switches, computers, and software that could reliably sustain a new global form of communication. I…
-
Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing
-
December 18, 2009
Adopting cloud computing is a complex decision involving many factors. It is the Cloud Security Alliance hope that the guidance contained in this work will help others better understand what que…
-
Outsourcing and Cloud Computing for Higher Education
-
January 11, 2010
Within the last year a vast literature has emerged on outsourcing and cloud computing. This memo will not attempt to rewrite that which has already been written and can easily be obtained for mor…
-
Forward Into the Cloud
-
September 30, 2009
With more students auto-forwarding e-mail to private accounts, even colleges that have not outsourced their e-mail find it difficult to keep correspondence on their own servers. …
-
Partly Cloudy? What a CBO Should Know about Cloud Computing
-
June 29, 2009
Cloud computing presents an opportunity for outsourcing what have long been core internal IT functions and systems on campus. In the coming months and years, many institutions will be exploring …
-
Gigabit Wireless for Network Connectivity
-
July 30, 2009
Key Takeaways With a tight budget and short timeline, Rush University Medical Center needed to connect a temporary off-site facility to the campus data center’s network. After compari…
