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Information Security Guide: Effective Practices and Solutions for Higher Education
The Information Security Guide: Effective Practices and Solutions for Higher Education is a compendium of information providing guidance on effective approaches to the application of information security at institutions of higher education. It is a key publication of the Higher Education Information Security Council. The guide's content is actively maintained by a large group of volunteers who are information security practitioners at a variety of colleges and universities. The content itself is a rich combination of materials written for the guide, articles written for other publications, presentations from information security conferences, case studies, examples of processes, procedures, and forms used by various institutions, toolkits, hot topics, and references to a wide variety of other materials from EDUCAUSE and other sources. This infographic provides a quick overview of the guide.
Featured Resources of the Information Security Guide include:
- Confidential Data Handling Blueprint
- Data Classification Toolkit
- Data Incident Notification Toolkit
- Data Protection Contractual Language: Common Themes and Examples
- Guidelines for Data De-Identification or Anonymization
- Guidelines for Information Media Sanitization
- Electronic Records Management Toolkit
- Guidelines for Responding to Compulsory Legal Requests for Information
- Hot Topics (e.g., malware, mobile devices, and social networking)
- Information Security Governance
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month Resource Kit
- PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) Resource Page
- Risk Assessment Consultants List, Sample RFPs, and Tools List
- Risk Management Framework
- Security Awareness Quick Start Guide, Detailed Instruction Manual, and Speakers Bureau
- Top Information Security Concerns for Campus Executives and Data Stewards
- Top Information Security Concerns for HR Leaders & Process Participants - Protecting Your HR Assets
- Additional Toolkits
Updated October 2012
Latest News
InCommon will be heavily involved in a $1.8 million grant awarded to Internet2 to build a consistent and robust privacy infrastructure. Partners include Carnegie Mellon, Brown, University of Texas...
Virginia Tech has become the first identity provider to achieve Bronze and Silver certification as part of the InCommon Assurance Program.
The annual EDUCAUSE Conference in Denver will provide an opportunity to explore the range and depth of issues that campuses must consider as they build...
Find a variety of E12 security and privacy-related sessions in Denver or online.
NCSAM article in the latest EDUCAUSE Review offers resources and suggestions for campuses to support security awareness efforts in October.
Eve Maler, an expert on emerging identity and security at Forrester Research, discusses the past, present, and future of SAML in this webinar recording.
Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Security Management
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Cloud Computing in Education
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March 7, 2013
This video, produced by TeachPrivacy , discusses the benefits and risks of educational institutions using cloud computing providers. Advice is provided for how educational institutions should …
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Computer Security Awareness Videos - 2009 Contest Winners
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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…
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Computer Security Awareness Videos - Contest Winners
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January 1, 2006
The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force and the National Cyber Security Alliance have chosen the winners of a computer security awareness video contest, which was held as…
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Computer Security Awareness Videos - Contest Winners 2007
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January 1, 2007
The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force and the National Cyber Security Alliance have chosen the winners of a computer security awareness video contest, which was held as pa…
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Data Privacy Month Awareness Video, 2013
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January 14, 2013
SANS and EDUCAUSE have developed a free privacy awareness video that colleges and universities can use during Data Privacy Month in January, and throughout the year, in their privacy educ…
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ERO Video Conversation: The Relationship Between Privacy and Security
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January 28, 2013
Tanya Choice-Henry is the information security and privacy awareness analyst for the University of Wisconson-Milkwaukee. In this interview she discusses the relationship between privacy and secur…
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Getting Real About Security Governance
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June 26, 2007
Enterprise security governance is not just a vague idea - it can be achieved by implementing a defined, repeatable process with specific activities. For an organization that lacks a cohesive …
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Mobile Security in Higher Education Video
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April 28, 2011
A variety of higher education leaders comment on mobile security in higher education. A variety of higher education leaders comment on mo…
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Policy Implications of Big Data and Analytics
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August 13, 2012
EDUCAUSE Policy recently asked association representatives from ACE, AACC, NACUBO, AASCU, and NAICU what they think are the policy implications that arise with the increased use of big…
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Team Cymru's YouTube Channel
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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 …
