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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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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.
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Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Security Management
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Bootstrapping IT Security
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March 12, 2013
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference
This session will cover the history of the Brown Security Round Table, the benefits of this committee, and lessons learned. Come and talk to some of the founding members of this committee to learn …
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Data Custodians, It's 11 p.m.: Do You Know Where Your Confidential Data Is?
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March 20, 2013
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A session at the Midwest Regional Conference
Many campuses find that the proliferation and continued storage of confidential data on desktop and laptop computers to be one of their top security risks. In combination with policy and awareness …
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Seminar 01A - IT Security in Higher Education: Prepare, Prevent, Protect-It's Everyone's Responsibility! PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.
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March 28, 2011
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2011
This seminar will be presented by a group of information security experts who will discuss the four basic components of security: prevention, detection, response and recovery. Prevention is the are…
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How Secure Is Your Information?
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March 30, 2011
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2011
This dynamic session will provide a brief overview of the information security standards institutions must comply with in order to provide data security. The program will include some live demonstr…
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Are You Paying Attention to the Character Behind the (Layer 7) Curtain?
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January 12, 2011
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A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011
Many bad guys revised their attack methodology during 2010. Roughly 80% of attacks are now initiated through the web application layer 7 vulnerabilities, yet most higher ed Institutions allocate le…
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Implementing Data Encryption: Opportunities and Challenges
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January 7, 2009
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2009
This presentation will discuss the implementation of data encryption at Rutgers University. It will also include a review of the features and pros and cons of other encryption products to help atte…
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Lancope
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March 18, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2008
Lancope is the provider of the StealthWatch System, a widely used network behavior analysis and response solution that unifies flow-based anomaly detection and network performance monitoring to pro…
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Best Practices for Windows Desktop Security
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March 18, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2008
Windows desktops are widely deployed and can be subject to multiple attack vectors. Windows 2000, XP, and Vista have vulnerabilities that should be mitigated effectively by network security teams o…
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Navigating the Regulatory Maze: Notre Dame's PCI Solution
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March 17, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2008
Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance can be daunting, particularly in institutions of higher education with a variety of complex commerce activities. In this presentation, you'll learn how N…
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The Shifting Landscape of IT Security
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March 12, 2008
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2008
The IT security community has seen two major paradigm shifts over several years. The good news: IT vendors have finally begun shipping products secure by default. The bad news: attackers have becom…
