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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)

College and University Education and Awareness Programs and Resources

Updated October 2012

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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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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…
ISAAC (Information Security Awareness, Assessment, and Compliance): A Success Story: February 24, 2010

Risk assessment and mitigation are challenging in any environment, but especially in the open and decentralized world of higher education. Texas A&M University developed the ISAAC methodology…
Team Cymru's YouTube Channel: December 7, 2009

Team Cymru has created a YouTube channel in order to share short videos (3-5 minutes each) on a variety of security topics. " The Who and Why Show " provides a weekly …
RFP Template for Information Security Projects: November 10, 2009

This Request For Proposal template was created to help organizations identify and select a quality security vendor to perform professional services work. It also lists questions organizations sho…
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…
Education's Critical Role in Cybersecurity: September 4, 2009

©2009 Larry Clinton EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 44, no. 5 (September/October 2009): 60–61 Larry Clinton is President/CEO of the Internet Security Alliance. He is a member of the &…
Implementing a Successful Student Records Authorization Process: October 29, 2008 | 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…
Organizing Your Campus IT Security Website: August 18, 2009

In an effort to help institutions create IT security websites that are informative and helpful to their users, EDUCAUSE has compiled a list of common features and effective practices that can ser…
NCSAM Resource Kit: 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…
Computer Security Awareness Videos - 2009 Contest Winners: August 14, 2009

The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force , the National Cyber Security Alliance , ResearchChannel , and CyberWATCH have announced the winners of the 2009 Co…