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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
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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)
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- 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
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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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Implementing a Successful Student Records Authorization Process
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October 29, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference
The University of Pittsburgh's federated authorization process streamlined requests for access to sensitive data. This presentation will explain the transition to the process that succeeded in…
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NCSAM Resource Kit
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August 18, 2009
National Cyber Security Awareness Month is an annual effort to increase awareness and prevention of online security problems, spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Natio…
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Soft-Selling Tough Issues
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April 22, 2009
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A session at the Security 2009
Louisiana State University's IT communications and security officers join forces to effectively educate campus populations about IT security threats, IT policies, and best practices. …
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Top 10 Threats to Computer Systems Include Professors and Students
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December 17, 2008
College network security staff are findign the weakest part of a campus network is the users, including professors and students, who carelessly give out their passwords or leave important informa…
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A Normative Campus Security Agenda
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May 5, 2008
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A session at the Security 2008
One of the hardest tasks for security officers is deciding what should be part of the campus security agenda. This presentation will provide a taxonomy of campus IT security issues, including a dis…
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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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Committee Holds Hearing on Inadvertent File Sharing over Peer-to-Peer Networks
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July 24, 2007
On Tuesday, July 24, 2007, the Committee held a hearing to examine recent developments regarding inadvertent file sharing over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, the impact of such sharing on consumers…
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Teaching Computer Network Security with the CyberCIEGE Video Game
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April 12, 2007
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A session at the Security 2007
CyberCIEGE enhances cybersecurity education and training through an extensible resource management video game similar to SimCity and RollerCoaster Tycoon. In the CyberCIEGE virtual world, p…
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Security Task Force Exclusive Briefing: ECAR & ResNet Security Survey Results
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January 1, 2006
The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) 2006 Security Survey and the ResNet Applied Research Group 2006 Security Practices and Policies Survey contain important results that will help guide…
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A Tale of Two Tracks: Social Engineering Your Students and Detecting Bots with DNS
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January 1, 2006
High-speed connections and lots of personal computers make campus networks target-rich environments for malware and botnet recruitment. Without a policy enforcement tool to manage student connect…
