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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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Digital Self Defense Workshops
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January 24, 2008
The Rochester Institute of Technology provides security awareness online workshops on protecting your computer and yourself from outside online intruders, and other data security information hand…
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Lassoing the Beast: How a Large, Diverse University Is Wrapping Its Arms Around Confidential Data
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October 26, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference
Penn designed the security and privacy impact assessment (SPIA) process and tool to raise awareness about where confidential data reside and to assess risks in seven major threat areas, which can b…
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Training Your Staff to Protect SIS Data
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September 5, 2007
"No matter how robust your firewall, trained faculty and staff are your first line of defense against system breaches." "No matter…
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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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A Blueprint for Handling Sensitive Data: Security, Privacy, and Other Considerations
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January 1, 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 Research…
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Who Owns These Data Anyway? Corralling Data Stewardship
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October 10, 2006
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2006 Annual Conference
How can you build a strong security program if users do not understand their roles and responsibilities in handling the university's data assets? We will talk about the importance of defining …
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Stay Out of the News: Encrypt Your Files
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October 10, 2006
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2006 Annual Conference
Lehigh University has recently embarked on the development of policies and procedures designed to increase end-user awareness of the importance of data encryption. This session will discuss methods…
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Why Can't We Protect Our Data?
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January 1, 2006
© 2006 Steve Schuster. The text of this article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/…
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What Every CBO Should Know About IT Security
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January 1, 2006
Identifying and mitigating information security risks that confront colleges and universities is increasingly important as higher education's reliance on information technology grows. This pre…
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Locking Down Departmental Data
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January 1, 2006
As hackers have found their way into computer networks around the country in recent years — putting individuals' personal information at risk of identity theft and embarrassing companies, co…
