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Cybersecurity Identity Theft Resources
From: Joanna Grama <jgrama () EDUCAUSE EDU>
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2017 12:51:11 +0000
Good morning, I expect that many campuses and IT leaders are thinking about whether or how to issue campus communications about the recent Equifax breach. You may also be wondering about what steps to take right now to protect your own identity if your information was included in the Equifax breach. The Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC)<https://www.educause.edu/focus-areas-and-initiatives/policy-and-security/cybersecurity-initiative/about> and EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity Program<https://www.educause.edu/focus-areas-and-initiatives/policy-and-security/cybersecurity-initiative/about> have created a number of identity theft related-resources that you may wish to use as templates for campus communications. These resources were created by HEISC working groups-information security and privacy professionals with great experience in these topics. I hope that these resources are useful to you and serve to complement campus resources prepared by your information security and privacy teams. Campus Security Awareness Campaign Materials<https://www.educause.edu/focus-areas-and-initiatives/policy-and-security/cybersecurity-initiative/community-engagement/security-awareness>. The campaign provides monthly security awareness topics that information security professionals and IT communicators can integrate into campus communications. Using the additional ready-made content below, you can create a steady stream of privacy and security awareness information for students, faculty, and staff. The following items of ready-made content are most pertinent to responses to the Equifax breach: * January 2017: Keep What's Private, Private<http://er.educause.edu/blogs/2016/11/january-2017-keep-whats-private-private> * April 2017: Don't Be Fooled! Protect Yourself and Your Identity <http://er.educause.edu/blogs/2016/11/april-2017-dont-be-fooled-protect-yourself-and-your-identity> * June 2017: Basic Steps to Online Safety and Security <http://er.educause.edu/blogs/2016/11/june-2017-basic-steps-to-online-safety-and-security> * July 2017: Think You've Been Hacked? Here's How to Shake It Off! <http://er.educause.edu/blogs/2016/11/july-2017-think-youve-been-hacked-heres-how-to-shake-it-off> * January 2016: Guard Your Privacy Online <http://er.educause.edu/blogs/2015/12/january-guard-your-privacy-online> * November 2016: Identity Theft-It Could Happen to You<http://er.educause.edu/blogs/2016/6/november-identity-theft-it-could-happen-to-you> The EDUCAUSE library also has a number of links to other sources with valuable identity theft information. You can find the library page here: https://library.educause.edu/topics/policy-and-law/identity-theft (As a victim of identity theft, I found the Federal Trade Commission's resources most helpful.) Some people have posted about personal identity theft and credit monitoring services. Unfortunately, we do not have resources to share on such policies for individuals. I look forward to hearing your discussions on the pros/cons of various services and whether or not your institution provides such insurance to faculty/staff as part of a benefits package, or to students as a helpful service. Kind regards, Joanna (This message has been cross-posted to the EDUCAUSE CIO and SECURITY listservs.) Joanna Grama, JD, CISSP, CRISC, CIPT Director of Cybersecurity and IT GRC Programs EDUCAUSE Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good 282 Century Place, Suite 5000, Louisville, CO 80027 direct: 720.406.6769 | cell: 720.507.5983 | jgrama () educause edu<mailto:jgrama () educause edu> Become a Member- Everyone at your organization is an EDUCAUSE member when you join | Access discounts, resources, and valuable peer networks | Discover membership<https://www.educause.edu/about/discover-membership>
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