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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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National Status of Data Management: Current Research in Policy and Education
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June 21, 2012
This panel features updates from three interrelated projects examining the data management ecosystem to determine requirements and best practices in policy, graduate education, and professional…
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Developing Social Media Guidance
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April 26, 2012
“Move fast and break things. ” This saying, which hangs on the door in Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook office, exemplifies the challenge faced by institutions seeking to harness the power …
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Campus IT Policy: Past, Present, and Future
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July 6, 2011
July 6, 2011 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT) The EDUCAUSE/Cornell Institute for Computer Policy and Law was founded in 1995. On the eve of the 16th annual I…
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Lawful Access: Issues and Challenges for Universities
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April 7, 2011
This presentation will focus on the discrete types of legal process or demands that universities are likely to see from law enforcement and civil parties ; the types of situations when such de…
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The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet
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March 2, 2011
In this talk, Daniel J. Solove discusses how gossip and rumor on the Internet are affecting the lives of school students in some profound and troubling ways. Teeming with chat rooms, online di…
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Spotlight On Identity Management: Identity Management at USC: Collaboration, Governance, and Access
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August 8, 2008
Identity and access management (IAM) at USC has been a policy-driven, grassroots effort for the past five years. During that time collaborative committees with representatives from many academic …
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The Why and How of Web Accessibility
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April 4, 2008
The challenge of web accessibility raises issues of both policy and technology. This session features experts in each of these two areas. Policy guru Tracy Mitrano says: "Developing a web…
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Lessons Learned from the April 16, 2007, Tragedy at Virginia Tech
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November 5, 2007
On April 16, 2007, a Virginia Tech student shot and killed 32 faculty and students and wounded 25 others before killing himself in an academic building on campus. The university is still dealing …
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A Fresh Look at FERPA
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October 17, 2007
In light of recent incidents, and with another school year now under way, it’s a good time to remind ourselves of our obligations—and rights—under FERPA, the federal statute that governs th…
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Working Effectively with Law Enforcement: How to Protect the Privacy of Your University Community Without Going to Jail
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August 15, 2007
Security offices have always had occasional interactions with law enforcement either in the course of an investigation or through the need to respond to legal instruments. With the professionaliz…
