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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
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- 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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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Security Management
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Breaches and a Lawsuit: An Institution's Road to Recovery
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
As a result of its breaches and a class action lawsuit, the University of Hawaii has undertaken extensive actions to transform its information security landscape. We will describe the timeline of…
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Administration of Data Loss Prevention Services in Higher Education
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
This presentation will examine the challenges, shortcomings, potential solutions, and areas for improvement in deploying and administering a data loss prevention (DLP) tool in a highly distributed …
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A Practitioner's Approach for Developing Information Security Policy
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013
An institution developing its information security policy by basing it on lofty ideals and stringent standards may demand far more than its staff is capable of delivering, which risks frustrating s…
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Proven Strategies for Web Application Security
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Web application security is the Sisyphean task facing institutions of all sizes. Approaching web application security is an extremely daunting task. University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts…
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When to Declare an Information Security Incident and How to Respond Once You Do
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
This discussion session will examine the incident response process and apply it to a sanitized version of an actual web server compromise that took place at a real university. After an initial over…
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A Practitioner's Approach for Developing Information Security Policy
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
An institution developing its information security policy by basing it on lofty ideals and stringent standards may demand far more than its staff is capable of delivering, which risks frustrating s…
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SEM02F-Hack in the Rack: Building and Using a Hacking Simulation Environment to Better Defend your Network and Engage the Community (separate registration required)
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April 15, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
This seminar is designed for beginning security ethical hacking participants or those interested in learning more about how to use hacking for a defensive advantage. It also explains how to start t…
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Effective Data Governance Practices
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Data stewardship and governance are complex topics in higher education due to the distributed nature of our organizations. At Notre Dame, we've built an effective information governance prog…
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Practical Project Management for Security Implementation in Enterprise Systems
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Security implementation is, or should be, a part of every enterprise system, not an add-on after the fact. One of the best ways to ensure effective IT security is to have a seat at the table throug…
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Bring Your Own Cloud: Data Management Challenges in a Click-Through World
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April 17, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Consumer cloud-based services are easy to set up, low cost, and familiar. It's understandable why clients would automatically turn to them for their data-storage needs. But what happens when…
