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Introduction
Awareness and training are critical at all stages and levels of information security. For example, upper management needs to learn about the institutional risks; users must be taught how to defend themselves against malicious code; system and network administrators require training to help them maintain and improve the security of the systems they oversee; and information security support staff must be well-versed in all of these areas and have a solid understanding of vulnerability assessment, intrusion detection, incident response, encryption, and authentication.
Resources Developed by the Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC)
- Cybersecurity Awareness Resource Library
- Executive Security Awareness Resources
- Information Security Poster & Video Contest
- National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) Resource Kit
- National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) Sample Kit
- Security Awareness Quick Start Guide
- Security Awareness Detailed Instruction Manual
College and University Education and Awareness Programs and Resources
- Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) CERT Coordination Center Resources for CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams)
- George Mason University Security Awareness
- North Dakota State University ITS Training
- Rochester Institute of Technology Digital Self Defense Training
- Texas A&M University Security Awareness Training
- University of Arizona Information Security Awareness, Education, and Training
- University of Calgary Security Awareness Program
- University of Virginia Security Awareness
- Virginia Tech Awareness Training
Updated October 2012
Latest News
Find resources and see what other campuses are doing this October for NCSAM.
NCSAM article in the latest EDUCAUSE Review offers resources and suggestions for campuses to support security awareness efforts in October.
Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Security Awareness
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"Cyber Security on Campus" Executive Awareness Video
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January 1, 2005
Presidents Freeman Hrabowski from UMBC and Alan Merten from George Mason University collaborated with their CIOs, Jack Suess and Joy Hughes, respectively, to produce a provocative video on the re…
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Catch a clue from an EDU: Universities that get security right
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May 20, 2011
In these days of consumer gadgets and mobile access, corporations can learn a lot from how universities deploy multiple layers of security. In these da…
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Creating an IT Security Awareness Program for Senior Management
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January 1, 2003
This paper will present an approach to creating and deploying a security awareness program with senior management as the intended audience. This paper is intended as a guideline to creating a succe…
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Enterprise Security Management: An Executive Perspective
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January 1, 2004
A presentation from November 2004. Information discussed includes understanding the new realities of security, characterizing shifting perspectives on security, proposing emerging elements of new …
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Information Security Governance Assessment Tool
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January 1, 2004
The Information Security Governance (ISG) Assessment Tool is intended to help institutions of higher education determine the degree to which they have implemented an ISG Framework at the strategi…
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Information Security Governance: A Call to Action
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January 1, 2004
The National Cyber Security Partnership, which includes theEDUCAUSE/Internet2 Security Task Force, has released task force reports from the National Cyber Security Summit to help implement the Nati…
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Marketing Security Awareness
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January 1, 2003
The author discusses ways to create a success of any security awareness program. The author discusses ways to create a success of any security awarenes…
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The Value of Information Security Awareness
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January 1, 2005
This UK publication discusses resources to further raise security awareness. This UK publication discusses resources to further raise security awarenes…
