Fast-Forward: Shadow IT
The following is a guest post in a new blog series by Chris Markman, Academic Technology Specialist at Clark University, where he presses the "fast-forward button" on Hacker Conference videos to give...
View ArticleThe Internet Is Changing the Way We Remember
Convenient access to the Internet might make remembering mundane information a thing of the past. Just make sure you can find that information securely, by securing your Internet-enabled devices and...
View ArticleCreating a Culture of Cybersecurity at Work
Security awareness is foundational to creating a culture of cybersecurity. While technologies are evolving to stop advanced attacks, the human element is essential to protecting data in the workplace....
View ArticleYou're an Important Piece of the Puzzle
In case you haven't heard (perhaps you've been working remotely on the moon), cybersecurity has become a huge issue for all of us. The security professionals tasked with keeping institutional networks...
View ArticleDesigning IT Guidelines for Global Travel
Programs shuttling students, faculty, and staff to foreign destinations challenge university IT departments especially, in that foreign locations and governments can test established IT policies and...
View Article2015 Strategic Information Security Issues Infographic
Featuring data from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research and the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service, this infographic highlights the 2015 Top Information Security Strategic Issues selected by the...
View ArticleOAuth: ECAR-WG Technology Spotlight
OAuth is a specification that allows a third-party site to obtain information about a user from a second sitewithout requiring the user to provide access credentials to the third party. OAuth, which is...
View ArticleThe Top 3 Strategic Information Security Issues
The EDUCAUSE Top 10 IT Issues list presents a yearly look at the issues facing higher education institutions. This year, the EDUCAUSE IT Issues Panel invited the Higher Education Information Security...
View ArticleCitizen Developers in UPenn's Nanofab Lab
Three lab engineers with no programming experience built a lab management app for the University of Pennsylvania's Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility in three weeks.Using cloud platforms with intuitive...
View ArticleEvaluation Criteria for Enterprise Mobility Management Suites
Enterprise mobility management (EMM) suites provide multiplatform mobile device management resulting in lower risk and lower cost of ownership. EMM products are evolving to support app, security,...
View ArticleThe Security Dilemma of Desktop Access to ERP Systems
With information security shifting from the data center to the desktop, organizations must have an aggressive patch-management program — though implementing one is challenging due to complicated...
View ArticleWho Moved My Office? The Evolving Role of the CISO
In a fast-paced world of innovation, mobility, outsourcing, and social technology, today's chief information security officers must possess a blend of warrior-like technical skills combined with strong...
View ArticleSensitive Information Is Pouring through the Floodgates
How many people come to work each day carrying smartphones and tablets not realizing that they have opened the floodgates, leaking sensitive information around the world without even knowing it? As...
View ArticleHTML5 Security
HTML5 is an emerging technology with broad implications for mobile application development and delivery. A number of new security-related features are contained in the HTML5 specification that can be...
View ArticleMeasuring the Effectiveness of Security Awareness Programs
Security awareness is a core component of an information security program. Many information security professionals struggle, however, with delivering security awareness messages and measuring their...
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Touch ID: Net Benefit or Net Loss?
Guest Blogger: Joshua Wright, @joswr1ghtWith the introduction of the iPhone 5S, Apple debuted Touch ID, an integrated fingerprint authentication system used for unlocking the iPhone, and for...
View Article8 Mobile Device Security Steps
Every organization is challenged to rapidly deploy mobile device security. The SANS 8 Mobile Device Security Steps is a community-driven project to provide the most up-to-date information on the most...
View ArticleGraduating to Mobility through E-Learning
With the exponential growth of mobile devices and tablets entering the classroom across educational institutions, learning is evolving. This session will provide attendees with strategies on how...
View ArticleGetting Schooled on BYOD at Utah Valley University: Lessons Learned
This session will focus on how Utah Valley University overcame significant challenges to create a BYOD environment that integrates mobility into the university experience for more than 40,000 students...
View ArticleWhat Does BYOE Mean for IT?: IT Leader Roundtable
The bring-your-own-everything (BYOE) phenomenon continues to gain momentum as more students, faculty, and staff use personal devices and services on campus. The person who previously brought only a...
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