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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.
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Updated May 2013
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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.
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Security Awareness
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Education, Experience, and the Disconnect Between Privacy, Security, and the University
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October 21, 2011
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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 …
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Data Security: It's All About the Desktop
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October 20, 2011
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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…
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7 Things You Should Know About Mobile Security
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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 …
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Ask the ISO Experts: An Online Panel Discussion
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April 5, 2011
Gain insight and inspiration from an expert panel of college and university information security officers who will discuss what it takes to be an ISO, possible career paths, professional developmen…
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Raising Awareness of Website Vulnerability: How to Protect Your University's Site from Threats
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April 5, 2011
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2011
As universities make the complete transition to a web-based interface, they must be aware of the constantly evolving strategies and attacks of hackers looking to exploit vulnerable websites. The im…
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"Securing the Human" on Your Campus: How To Successfully Deploy Your Security Awareness Program
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April 5, 2011
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2011
There is an old adage, "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link." During the past decade, as server-side vulnerabilities have been reduced and perimeter defenses have improved, huma…
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Meeting Information Security Awareness Needs, and the Campus Likes It!
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April 5, 2011
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2011
The challenge: developing information security awareness and training programs that provide critical regulatory and institutional information and requirements in an interesting and accessible way. …
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Measuring Security Awareness as a Metric
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April 6, 2011
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2011
In the face of regular news reports of serious data breaches, and best practices outlining the need for security awareness programs, information security departments want to demonstrate the effecti…
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Security Awareness for the YouTube Generation
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April 6, 2011
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2011
Engaging students to learn about security awareness is difficult. They have no desire to sit through PowerPoint-heavy presentations, and their schedules are often busy during the normal business da…
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Making Information Security a Shared Responsibility at Harvard Business School
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March 29, 2011
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2011
With increasing legislative attention to personal privacy and data protection, a successful information security program must be centered on the shared responsibilities of individuals within the or…
