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11/29/2005
(VA). Among other issues, a panel discussion considers a recent statistic that in the corporate world, an estimated 80-plus percent of corporations have had security breaches that went unreported. But higher education may have a better approach: Speaking about the higher education community, University of Maryland, Baltimore County CIO Jack Suess comments, 'When we have incidents, we're reporting them, we're making them public; we're doing the right thing.' Presidents, CIOs, security officers, and others in higher education who are trying to do the right things for their campus environments may wish to download the video.Incident report categorizations and factor analysis
Made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation and the Educause-Internet2 Security Task Force, the 'Final Report of the Computer Incident Factor Analysis and Categorization Project, Volume I: College and University Sample' covers more than 300 security incidents over a two-year period. The report provides detailed information from 36 colleges and universities, including factor analysis and recommendations for mitigation and prevention. Read the report
Data Incident Notification Templates
Recently contributed by the Security Task Force (established by Internet2 and Educause) and posted on the Educause Web site, these incident notification templates can help you communicate quickly and effectively should your institution experience a breach. Read the report
Education, incident response, and technical controls
Public communication of a network security strategy is a key element in any IT organization's security arsenal. Penn State's network security strategy was recently articulated as a three-pronged approach, and one that would not threaten the culture of openness. A short article offered by the university's online news service presents the essentials effectively. Read more
The Case for IT Security in Academia
In
a January/February 2005 Educause Review article, 'Leading by Example:
The Case for IT Security in Academia,' Mary Ann Davidson, Oracle's
chief security officer, examines ethics, economics, and the social implications
of IT security, outlining academia's leading role in the broader discussion
of securing cyberspace. Read
more
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