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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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Interviews from Security 2005 about National Cyber Security Alliance and Online Security Best Practices for Life
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April 21, 2005
In this nine minute interview, Rodney Petersen hosts a series of interviews about National Cyber Security Alliance and Online Security Best Practices for Life. Bonus footage includes an interview…
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Podcast of the Policy 2005 Conference Session About Cybersecurity
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April 15, 2005
In the attached podcast, you can listen in on a 50 minute presentation about National Policy Issues for Cybersecurity . mpasiewicz_…
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Podcast of an Interview about Security Awareness Programs
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April 14, 2005
This five minute interview provides coverage of the 2005 Security Professionals Conference session on Security Awareness Programs . mp…
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An Interview About Building A Culture of Security
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April 14, 2005
In this five minute recording, we're providing an interview with two of the Security 2005 speakers about their presentation on creating a culture of security . …
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Podcast Coverage of CIS Configuration Benchmarks
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April 12, 2005
This recording provides coverage of the Security Professionals Conference session on a toolkit available from Center for Internet Security (CIS). Learn how EDUCAUSE works with CIS and how t…
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Podcast on Bot Networks
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April 12, 2005
This 49 minute podcast provides coverage of the 2005 Security Professionals Conference session on Bot Networks . It provides a moderately technical, albiet very interesting discussion about …
