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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
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Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Security Management
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Toolkit for Developing an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Program
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May 7, 2013
The IAM Program Outline has been created as a roadmap for institutions to use in developing an IAM program (or to address gaps in their current offerings) including: Providing a structure o…
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Information Security Program Assessment Tool
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April 15, 2013
This self-assessment tool was created to evaluate the maturity of higher education information security programs using as a framework the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 2700…
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Top Information Security Concerns for Campus Executives & Data Stewards
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September 22, 2010
This new Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) resource, Top Information Security Concerns for Campus Executives & Data Stewards, is the first in a series of awareness message…
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Organizing Your Campus IT Security Website
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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…
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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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Data Protection Contractual Language
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August 18, 2009
The purpose of this resource is to provide sample contract language for common themes related to data protection as well as practical guidance as to when and how to consider the themes when draft…
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Compliance Assessment Template
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September 24, 2008
This sample Harvard University questionnaire is designed to assist people in understanding if the setup and operation of their systems are in compliance with the Harvard Enterprise Information …
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Data Classification Toolkit
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August 18, 2008
The Data Classification Toolkit is a compilation of resources pertaining to data classification in higher education. Although data classification is just one component of a comprehensive program …
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Risk Assessment Tools List
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March 14, 2008
This list of Risk Assessment tools has been developed to assist campuses in the risk assessment planning process. The tools are a mix of some sold or licensed by vendors, some provided by colleag…
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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS): Self-Assessment Questionnaire
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December 1, 2004
The PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) is an important validation tool that is primarily used by smaller merchants and service providers to demonstrate compliance to the PCI DSS. …
