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HEISC Update, April 2018: New Resources & Security List Reminders
From: Valerie Vogel <vvogel () EDUCAUSE EDU>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:11:50 +0000
Searching for the latest higher ed infosec and privacy resources? Miss the 2018 Security Professionals Conference, but need to find a presentation? We hope you’ll find what you’re looking for below! NOTE: This message also offers a few friendly reminders about Security Discussion list participation. HECVAT Update Almost 40 institutions are listed as HECVAT (Higher Education Cloud Vendor Assessment Tool) users on our website: https://www.educause.edu/hecvat. If your campus is using this tool and you’d like to include your institution’s name, please complete this brief online form<https://goo.gl/forms/BJlson23HVDMy1Q63>. This list demonstrates adoption of the tool in higher ed and provides references in case you’d like to contact a peer with HECVAT questions. Resources * Just starting out with an infosec program or working with limited resources to protect institutional IT resources and data? Check out these 3 recent reports<https://library.educause.edu/resources/2018/3/budget-conscious-information-security-resources> from HEISC members offering budget-conscious advice: 1) Building Resources on a Budget, 2) Building Institutional Capability and Sustainability, and 3) Capability Roadmap. * Read the latest Security Matters blog post: * OmniSOC: Why Higher Ed Needs Operational Collaboration in Cybersecurity<https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2018/4/omnisoc-why-higher-ed-needs-operational-collaboration-in-cybersecurity> by Daniel Calarco and Tom Davis * Save the date for upcoming webinars: * June 14: Understanding Cyber Insurance (registration available soon) * August 21 (12-4:30 pm ET): Encore! Selections from the EDUCAUSE Security Professionals Conference 2018<https://events.educause.edu/webinar/2018/encore-selections-from-the-educause-security-professionals-conference-2018> (registration available now) * Find resources related to Cybersecurity<https://library.educause.edu/topics/cybersecurity>, GDPR<https://library.educause.edu/topics/policy-and-law/eu-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr>, and more in our library. Security Professionals Conference * Over 800 higher ed security and privacy professionals joined us April 10–12 in Baltimore, MD! * Review the agenda<https://events.educause.edu/security-professionals-conference/2018/agenda> to find resources from workshop and track session presenters. (Look for the “Resources Available” icon.) * Dr. Jessica Barker has provided a session summary along with slides for her opening keynote<https://events.educause.edu/special-topic-events/security-professionals-conference/2018/agenda/cybersecurity-awareness-is-dead-long-live-cybersecurity-awareness>. Tony Sager also provided slides for his closing keynote<https://events.educause.edu/special-topic-events/security-professionals-conference/2018/agenda/growing-up-in-cyber-but-is-cyber-growing-up>. * Mark your calendar for 2019: May 13–15 in Chicago, Illinois. Security Discussion Group Participation Reminders * This list is public; anyone is welcome to subscribe. * Archives are publicly available and searchable. * Posts to this list may be aggregated by other sites such as http://seclists.org/. * Replies will automatically go to the entire list. If you intend to respond directly to an individual on the list, please be sure to check the “To:” line before sending your message. * For more sensitive questions or sharing of information, consider using the REN-ISAC<https://www.ren-isac.net/> list if you are a member. * Visit the Security Discussion Group website<https://www.educause.edu/discuss/security-discussion-group> to manage your list subscription, access archived messages, or review the participation guidelines. Follow Us & Stay Informed * Twitter<https://twitter.com/HEISCouncil> * Pinterest<https://www.pinterest.com/heiscouncil/> * YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/SecurityVideoContest> * Security Matters blog column<http://er.educause.edu/columns/security-matters> in EDUCAUSE Review If you have any questions or comments about HEISC, please send us a note: security-council () educause edu<mailto:security-council () educause edu> Thank you, Valerie Valerie Vogel Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Program EDUCAUSE Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good direct: 202.331.5374 | twitter: @HEISCouncil | vvogel () educause edu<mailto:vvogel () educause edu>
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