HEISC Quarterly Update, June 2015

[Valerie Vogel <vvogel () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

Greetings,

This message is posted on behalf of the HEISC co-chairs. (Apologies for cross-posting if you also received this via the 
CIO list.)

Thank you,
Valerie

Valerie Vogel Program Manager

EDUCAUSE
Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good
direct: 202.331.5374 | main: 202.872.4200 | twitter: @HEISCouncil | educause.edu<http://www.educause.edu/>

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Dear Colleagues,
The Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) continues to focus on three priorities in 2015: Strengthening 
Foundations, Continuing to Build the Security Profession, and Advancing Information Security Strategies in Higher 
Education. To learn more about our vision and mission, please see our new HEISC charter<http://www.educause.edu/heisc>.
This spring we have accomplished several important activities.

  1.  Hosted the 13th annual Security Professionals Conference<http://www.educause.edu/sec15> May 4-6, 2015 in 
Minneapolis, MN. This was our most well-attended conference yet, with 515 attendees in Minneapolis and nearly 80 
virtual participants (with online exposure closer to 200).
  2.  Connected over a dozen new mentees and mentors during the 2015 Security Professionals Conference. Since the 
mentoring program for security 
professionals<http://www.educause.edu/events/security-professionals-conference/mentoring/mentoring> launched in 2013, 
we have received over 80 requests and matched over 50 practitioners and CISOs with mentors or peers.
  3.  Published the 2015 Strategic Information Security Issues 
infographic<http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/2015-strategic-information-security-issues-infographic> on April 
24, 2015.
  4.  Published “The Chief Privacy Officer in Higher 
Education<https://www.educause.edu/ero/article/chief-privacy-officer-higher-education>” in EDUCAUSE Review Online on 
May 11, 2015.
  5.  Published two new career development toolkits in the Information Security Guide: Advance Your InfoSec 
Career<https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/2014infosecurityguide/Advance+Your+InfoSec+Career> and Training & 
Certifications for Security & Privacy 
Professionals<https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/2014infosecurityguide/Training+and+Certifications>.
  6.  Submitted a second letter to 
NIST<http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/educause-comments-nist-controlled-unclassified-information-guidelines> 
on behalf of the higher education community regarding Special Publication 800-171, as well as comments to 
NTIA<http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/educause-comments-ntia-multi-stakeholder-process-cybersecurity-engagement>
 on behalf of the higher education community regarding Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem.
Note: Please save the date for the 2016 Security Professionals Conference: April 18-20 in Seattle, WA, and online. (And 
let your staff know!)
As always, if there are specific resources you’d like us to address this year, please let us know. And stay tuned for 
our next update in September!
Thank you,
Elias Eldayrie and Melissa Woo, HEISC Co-Chairs
www.educause.edu/security<http://www.educause.edu/security>