HEISC Update, June 2018: New Resources & Security List Reminders

[Valerie Vogel <vvogel () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

We hope your summer is off to a great start! Please take a few minutes to check out the latest higher ed infosec and 
privacy resources created by your peers.


NOTE: This message also offers some friendly reminders about Security Discussion list participation.


HECVAT Update

Are you using the HECVAT (Higher Education Cloud Vendor Assessment Tool)? If so, please let us know by completing this 
brief online form<https://goo.gl/forms/BJlson23HVDMy1Q63> and we’ll list your institution along with almost 50 other 
campuses on our website: https://www.educause.edu/hecvat.


Resources

  *   Review the new Featured Topic Guide on Data 
Privacy<https://www.educause.edu/guides/understanding-data-privacy-issues-in-higher-education>
  *   Read 7 Things You Should Know About 
GDPR<https://library.educause.edu/resources/2018/5/7-things-you-should-know-about-gdpr>
  *   Check out the DIY InfoSec Peer Review Assessment 
Toolkit<https://library.educause.edu/resources/2018/5/diy-information-security-peer-review-assessment-toolkit>
  *   New EDUCAUSE Review articles:
     *   Donald Welch suggests that It’s Time to Set CISOs 
Free<https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/6/its-time-to-set-cisos-free>
     *   Ben Fineman and Nick Lewis discuss Securing Your Reality: Addressing Security and Privacy in Virtual and 
Augmented Reality 
Applications<https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/5/securing-your-reality-addressing-security-and-privacy-in-virtual-and-augmented-reality-applications>
     *   Todd Beekley talks about The Value & Limits of Cyber 
Insurance<https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/4/the-value-and-limits-of-cyber-insurance>
  *   Read the latest Security Matters blog post:
     *   Talking to Your Board About 
Cybersecurity<https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2018/6/talking-to-your-board-about-cybersecurity> by Michael Hites
     *   Crafting an Information Security Program 
Strategy<https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2018/5/crafting-an-information-security-program-strategy> by Cathy Bates & Jon 
Young
     *   How Can We Trust?<https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2018/5/how-can-we-trust> by Ashwin J. Mathew
     *   Highlights from the 2018 Security Professionals 
Conference<https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2018/5/highlights-from-the-2018-security-professionals-conference> by Brian 
Kelly & Jacqueline Pitter
     *   All for One and One for All: EDUCAUSE, Internet2, and REN-ISAC’s Swashbuckling Adventures at 
SPC<https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2018/6/all-for-one-and-one-for-all-educause-internet2-and-renisacs-swashbuckling-adventures-at-spc>
 by Joanna Grama


Events

  *   June 14 (1-2 pm ET): EDUCAUSE Live! Webinar, Understanding Cyber 
Insurance<https://events.educause.edu/educause-live/webinars/2018/understanding-cyber-insurance>
  *   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>
 (extended online event; program available soon)
  *   October 11 (1-2 pm ET): EDUCAUSE Live! Webinar for NCSAM
  *   May 13–15, 2019: Security Professionals Conference in Chicago, IL


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>