EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Review Articles and Cybersecurity Policy

A Unified Approach to Information Security Compliance

drupal — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:55:05 -0500

By adopting a unified approach to information security compliance, higher education institutions not only can effectively satisfy the requirements of the growing number of state and federal laws and industry regulations but also can address identified risks and improve the security of their information assets.

The Continuing Evolution of Effective IT Security Practices

drupal — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:50:11 -0500

In the past three years, higher education institutions have made a number of moves to secure their critical systems and protect their users, resulting in a marked change in the techniques used to combat security threats. Today, continued progress may depend on the development of an enterprise IT security program.

Civil Privacy and National Security Legislation: A Three-Dimensional View

drupal — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:14:28 -0500

Higher education in general and IT professions in particular join with all of American society in an attempt to understand the divergent legislative imperatives of privacy and security.

Liability for Negligent Security: Implications for Policy and Practice

drupal — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:13:16 -0500

An excerpt from the book Computer and Network Security. This publication discusses how as resources are increasingly allocated to cyberspace security, the risk of legal liability for negligent computer and network security must be considered.

The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace

drupal — Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:00:06 -0600

The author explains the why it is important for the higher education community to get involved in the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace.

Same Issues, Different Packaging

drupal — Mon, 06 Jan 2003 16:52:54 -0600

The authors discuss the reintroduction of previous legislation into the current congress. These legislative issues include copyright and the DMCA, Cyber Security and the funding of NSF IT research.