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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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Podcast: The FTC as an Educational Partner in Improving Data Security and Privacy
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May 19, 2008
This 38 minute podcast features a keynote address by Mary Beth Richards , Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection for the Federal Trade Commission. Her speech, " The FTC as …
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Podcast: Addressing Complex Security Threats Through Risk Management
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May 16, 2008
This 40 minute podcast features a keynote address by Rebecca Whitener , Former Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Risk Officer at EDS. Her speech, " Addressing Comple…
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E07 Podcast: An Interview with Cedric Bennett - Security Concerns and Risk Management
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November 1, 2007
In this fifteen minute podcast, we feature an interview with Cedric Bennett , Emeritus Director for Information Security Services at Stanford University. Mr. Bennett also serves on the EDUCAUS…
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E07 Podcast: Bruce Schneier on Information Security: Ten Trends
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October 31, 2007
In this 43 minute podcast, we feature a keynote speech by Bruce Schneier , author and Chief Technology Officer for BT Counterpane, Inc. This speech was delivered at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Co…
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2007 Enterprise Conference: The Adaptable University
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June 15, 2007
This podcast features a keynote address from the 2007 Enterprise Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Our speaker is H. David Lambert , Vice President for Information Services and Chief Informatio…
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EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: How to Successfully Defend
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March 31, 2007
In this 36-minute recording from the 2006 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, we'll hear from Tammy Clark and William Monahan in a session entitled How to Successfully Defend Against IRC Bots, Com…
