Welcome and Introduction to the Security Task Force

Welcome and Introduction to the Security Task Force Joy Hughes Co-Chair, Security Task Force Vice President and Chief Information Officer George Mason University

Strategic Directions for 2007 Making Progress on Data Protection, Risk Assessment, Incident Response, and Business Continuity 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Executive Commitment and Action Professional Development for ISOs Awareness of Available Resources Security of Packaged Software New Tools and Technologies

Projects and Initiatives Effective IT Security Practices and Solutions Guide § https: //wiki. internet 2. edu/confluence/display/secguide Risk Assessment Framework ERP Security Checklist Elements of a Model Security Policy Guidelines for Data Sanitization Guidelines for Responding to Compulsory Legal Requests for Information Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery § EDUCAUSE Business Continuity Management Constituent Group § Internet 2 Disaster Planning and Recovery Working Group § EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) Research Study on IT and Business Continuity in Higher Education

Projects and Initiatives (cont’d) Data Incident Notification Toolkit (updated) Blueprint for Handling Confidential Data § Seminars: • January 25 th, Los Angeles, California • March 19 th, NERCOMP, Worcester, Massachusetts • April 10 th, Security 2007, Denver, Colorado • May 2 nd, East Lansing, Michigan • June 4 th, Columbia, South Carolina Computer Security Awareness Video Contest § http: //www. educause. edu/Security. Video. Contest 2007

Getting Involved Subscribe to the Security Discussion Group § http: //www. educause. edu/Security+Discussion+Group Join the REN-ISAC § http: //www. ren-isac. net Submit a Proposal or Attend Security 2008 § http: //www. educause. edu/conference/security Volunteer for a Working Group § § § Awareness and Training Effective IT Practices and Solutions Policies and Legal Issues Risk Assessment SALSa/Internet 2

For More Information Visit: § EDUCAUSE/Internet 2 Security Task Force http: //www. educause. edu/security Contact: § Joy Hughes, GMU, STF Co-Chair jhughes@gmu. edu § Peter Siegel, UC-Davis, STF Co-Chair pmsiegel@ucdavis. edu § Rodney Petersen, EDUCAUSE, STF Staff rpetersen@educause. edu