Last reviewed: July 2015March 2016
This is a list of resources intended for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and other security professionals new to their role in higher education. Recommendations are provided by members of the Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC).
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Articles, Books, Magazines, & Newsletters: Recommended reading.
Articles
- "The 2016 Top 3 Strategic Information Security Issues" (EDUCAUSE Review, January 2015)
- "Evolution and Ascent of the CISO" (EDUCAUSE Review, December 2014)
- "R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: The Way for CISOs to Get and Keep It" by Taylor Armerding (CSO Online, March 2015)
- "A New CISO's To-Do List: 'Make or Break' Actions for a Chief Information Security Officer's First Year" by Brian T. Nichols (Campus Technology, August 2006)
- "Keeping the Guard Up in a Down Economy: Investing in IT Security in Hard Times" by Brian D. Voss and Peter M. Siegel (EDUCAUSE Review, September/October 2009)
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- 2015 Strategic Information Security Issues Infographic (April 2015)
- The Career of the IT Security Officer in Higher Education (an ECAR Occasional Paper) by Marilu Goodyear, Gail Salaway, Mark Nelson, Rodney Petersen, and Shannon Portillo
- Complete Guide to Security and Privacy Metrics: Measuring Regulatory Compliance, Operational Resilience, and ROI by Debra S. Herrmann
- Computer and Network Security in Higher Education edited by Mark Luker and Rodney Petersen
- Cultivating Careers: Professional Development for Campus IT edited by Cynthia Golden
- ECAR Research Publications
- FERPA Guide and FERPA Quick Guide by LeRoy Rooker (AACRAO)
- IT Governance: How Top Performers Manage IT Decision Rights for Superior Results by Peter Weill and Jeanne Ross
- NIST Special Publications (800 series)
- Security Metrics: Replacing Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt by Andrew Jaquith
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Magazines & News Sources
- EDUCAUSE Review
- Computerworld Security News
- CSO (Chief Security Officer) Online Magazine
- EDUCAUSE Library
- IEEE Security & Privacy Magazine
- Information Security Magazine
- Network World Fusion
- SANS Internet Storm Center
- SC Magazine
- Security Magazine
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Inside Higher Ed
- Harvard Business Review
- Wall Street Journal
Newsletters
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- Bruce Schneier's Crypto-Gram Newsletter
- CSO Online Newsletters
- IAPP Privacy News – The Daily Dashboard
- Microsoft Security Newsletter
- SANS Security Newsletters (NewsBites, @RISK, Ouch!)
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