Higher Ed Effective IT Security Practices Guide Now Available

[Rodney Petersen <rpetersen () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

In case you have not seen the announcement below.  Please let me know if
you have any questions about the Guide or the effective practices
initiative of the Security Task Force.

Rodney Petersen
Security Task Force Coordinator, EDUCAUSE



EFFECTIVE IT SECURITY PRACTICES GUIDE FOR HIGHER ED RELEASED BY
EDUCAUSE/INTERNET2 COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY TASK FORCE

The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force has just
announced the release of the first-ever Effective Security Practices
Guide for the higher education community, providing practical approaches
to preventing, detecting, and responding to IT security problems in a
wide range of higher education environments.

Designed for colleges and universities, the guide balances the need for
security with an open, collaborative networking environment and low-cost
solutions. As a primer to establishing a comprehensive IT security
program on campus, the guide contains resources on "where to begin,"
including awareness, policies, risk assessment, and detailed
descriptions of tools for implementing a security strategy.

Topics covered include network and host vulnerability assessment,
security architecture design, network and host security implementation,
intrusion and virus detection, incident response, and encryption and
authentication. The guide also links to more than 30 effective practices
and solutions contributed by members of the higher education community.

Read the full announcement at
http://www.educause.edu/news/news_item.asp?Year=2004&ID=012804

Access the guide at
http://www.educause.edu/security/guide

Learn more about the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security
Task Force and view additional security resources at
http://www.educause.edu/security/task-force.asp

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