Security Task Force Announcements, Privacy, and Identity Management

The 2009 EDUCAUSE and Inernet2 Security Professionals Conference—featuring keynote speakers Joanne McNabb, Chief of the Office of Privacy Protection, State of California, and Edward Amoroso, Chief Information Security Officer, AT&T—will address privacy and security topics in the areas of management and operations, policy and compliance, and technology.

Participate as a presenter: Presenters help create an innovative and informative program, make valuable contacts, and gain recognition for their achievements and their organization's. Presentations will need to address one of the following categories:

New federal regulations to address identity theft go into effect November 1, 2008, and are likely to affect colleges and universities in nuanced ways. Compliance will require careful study and collaboration among business officers, human resources, legal counsel, student services, IT, and other affected campus units. The rules require users of consumer reports to develop reasonable policies and procedures to apply when they receive a notice of address discrepancy from a consumer reporting agency. They also require that institutions develop and implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program for combating identity theft in connection with new and existing accounts.

• Privacy & Security: An Overview by Rodney Petersen and Steve Worona
• The Privacy and Security Policy Vacuum in Higher Education by Fred H. Cate
• The Continuing Evolution of Effective IT Security Practices by John Voloudakis
• A Unified Approach to Information Security Compliance by M. Peter Adler
• Privacy Protection and Compliance in Higher Education: The Role of the CPO by Lauren Steinfeld and Kathleen Sutherland Archuleta
• Safeguarding Information Assets in Higher Education: The Role of the CSO by Rodney Petersen