EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles and Security Management

Current Issues Survey Report, 2008

elilly — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:57:47 -0500

Security and ERP Systems are numbers 1 and 2; Infrastructure rises; Change Management, E-Learning, and Staffing move into top ten

Key Findings for the Fiscal Year 2006 Core Data Service

ckeller — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:04:36 -0600

With data from 960 participating institutions, the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service helps campus planners make informed decisions

A Security Checklist for ERP Implementations

ckeller — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:31:22 -0600

A study of ERP security issues produced a checklist that shows institutions what to look for while letting vendors know what campuses consider important.

Complete Guide to Security and Privacy Metrics: Measuring Regulatory Compliance, Operational Resilience, and ROI - Book Review

ckeller — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:36:39 -0500

The reviewer states the "Complete Guide to Security and Privacy Metrics is a good reference book for individuals developing or managing metrics for performance management programs." This book has more than 900 ready-to-use metrics designed to measure the following;

Compliance with current security and privacy regulations and standards
Operational resilience of physical, personnel, IT, and operational controls
Return on investment (ROI) on controls used to manage risk of information and IT assets

Current Issues Survey Report, 2007

drupal — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:32:19 -0500

Funding IT reemerges as top challenge; Security and Identity/Access Management split as separate issues; Course/Learning Management Systems moves into the top ten.

Effective Management of Information Security and Privacy

drupal — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 12:10:59 -0600

Security and privacy are not IT issues—they demand a comprehensive, strategic, team approach to find effective solutions.

Addressing Information Security Risk

drupal — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:12:02 -0600

A journey, not a destination, security work is never done—the challenges just keep coming.

The “Zen” of Risk Assessment

drupal — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:18:00 -0500

The time and resources needed for proper risk assessment can be mitigated and the benefits magnified by making assessment an ongoing, rule-based process.

Trends in Current Issues, 2000–2005

drupal — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:31:14 -0500

Desktop computing, distance education, and ubiquitous computing no longer appear among the top-five, while funding IT continues as top challenge and security continues to grow in importance.

Probing End-User IT Security Practices—Through Homework

drupal — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 13:03:09 -0500

Student exploration of individual security practices yields instructive insights for campus IT environments.