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The Higher Education Information Security Council offers a variety of cybersecurity awareness resources for colleges and universities that can be adapted to fit the needs of your campus for campaigns during student orientations, National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) each October, and throughout the year.

Updated May 2013

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National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2012 is HERE!

Find resources and see what other campuses are doing this October for NCSAM.

Policy Matters NCSAM Article (Sep/Oct 2012)

NCSAM article in the latest EDUCAUSE Review offers resources and suggestions for campuses to support security awareness efforts in October.

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Security Awareness and Communication in the C-Suite: October 4, 2012

Drawing on more than 30 years of global experience, Dave Cullinane will share challenges that CISOs face while in the C-suite. This session will focus on how to advance executive understanding …
Software-as-a-Service Email Security: Risk vs. Trust: May 31, 2012

Many organizations would be interested in treating e-mail as a commodity —cutting costs and resource investments by outsourcing it to a software as a service (SaaS) provider. However, …
HEISC Town Hall Webinar: 2012-2013 Strategic Plan: January 9, 2012

In this webinar, the Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) discussed the following topics; Information security changes in the past 10 years Ongoing challenges for sec…
Launch of Data Privacy Month for Higher Education: January 4, 2011

For several years EDUCAUSE and the Higher Education Information Security Council have been promoting October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Beginning in 2012, we will begin a simila…
Education, Experience, and the Disconnect Between Privacy, Security, and the University: October 21, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
This session will address how leveraging information and balancing experience with education encourages needed conversations and helps plug the hole all educational institutions face when it comes …
Data Security: It's All About the Desktop: October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
Data is only as secure as the weakest link. After experiencing our share of computer thefts, viruses, and simple carelessness at Vassar, we are implementing a broad spectrum of desktop technologies…
7 Things You Should Know About Mobile Security: March 17, 2011

Very small computing devices represent a new frontier in the computer security war. Mobile devices amplify existing security concerns while introducing a new set of risks, but most people have …
Higher Education Information Security Council 2012–2013 Strategic Plan: February 24, 2012

The HEISC mission is to improve information security, data protection, and privacy programs across the higher education sector through its working groups of volunteers and professional EDUCAUSE s…
Tune In January 4 -- Launch of Data Privacy Month for Higher Education: December 20, 2011

This free hour-long session, “ Launch of Data Privacy Month for Higher Education ,” will introduce the new privacy awareness campaign, highlight federal government efforts, and describe hi…
Is Your Mobile Phone Putting You At Risk?: April 28, 2011

Very small computing devices represent a new frontier in the computer security war. Mobile devices amplify existing security concerns while introducing a new set of risks, but most people have an…

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