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Bootstrapping IT Security

March 12, 2013 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference

This session will cover the history of the Brown Security Round Table, the benefits of this committee, and lessons learned. Come and talk to some of the founding members of this committee to learn …

Cloud Security Debate: Cloud Now or Cloud How?

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…

Presidential Policy Directive Ties Together "Physical" and "Cyber" Threats

February 27, 2013

President Obama has issued a Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-21) on Critical Infrastructure Security and Relience to "advance a national unity of effort to strengthen and maintain sec…

NSTIC Pilots at RSA Features Internet2 Scalable Privacy Project

February 27, 2013

The following announcement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) concerns the pilots funded as part of the President's National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cy…

Paper Is Out, Online Form Development Tools Are In

March 19, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference

Campus departments are looking to move their paper forms online. Many options exist for cloud no-code online forms development tools. Add this to existing enterprise solutions with online form and …

Data Custodians, It's 11 p.m.: Do You Know Where Your Confidential Data Is?

March 20, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference

Many campuses find that the proliferation and continued storage of confidential data on desktop and laptop computers to be one of their top security risks. In combination with policy and awareness …

Innovation Showcase

March 19, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference

Beyond "Angry Birds": Taking Your iPad to the Next Level Far from being just a media consumption device, the iPad and its integration into both popular and academic culture have led …

EDUCAUSE Groups Briefed on ECPA Reform and Its Implications for Higher Education

February 11, 2013

As part of Data Privacy Month on January 29, 2013, Greg Nojeim , Senior Counsel at the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and the Director of its Project on Freedom, Security &…

FTC Issues New Report on Mobile Privacy Disclosures

February 5, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report on February 1, 2013 that says it wants — but is not mandating — makers of mobile operating systems, app developers, and advertisers to…

E-books: Developments and Policy Considerations

October 29, 2012

"Books are undergoing a massive transformation from being a physical object to something electronic, or an "e-book". And while e-book sales still make up only a small proportion of…