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Daisy Imbaquingo; Javier Díaz; José Jácome – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2024
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need a specialized computer audit method to minimize quality and security risks and facilitate institutional evaluation and accreditation. This study aimed to develop a Computer Audit Method for HEIs (MAIIES) providing methodological support for the computer audit process. The MAIIES method includes planning,…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Audits (Verification), Information Security, Risk
Poremba, Sue Marquette – Campus Technology, 2012
Who hasn't received mail from a company notifying them that their personal information may have been compromised? No organization--not Amazon, not the CIA--is immune to cyberattacks, and higher education is no exception. Indeed, colleges and universities may be even more susceptible to security breaches than their corporate brethren, and the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Computers, Computer Security, Safety
Wills, Lisa M. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2011
When an individual hears the term risk, he/she usually thinks of the financial institutions whose mismanagement of risk was instrumental in causing the 2008 financial crash. But all organizations, including colleges and universities, face various types and levels of risk, which threaten to harm the institutions and their ability to fulfill their…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Risk Management, Risk, Access to Information
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Jackowicz, Stephen, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) which took place on April 22-25, 2021 in New York, USA-www.ihses.net. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment, Foreign Students
McDavis, Roderick J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Nationwide, IT breaches rose noticeably across all industries from 2003 to 2006. According to national statistics, hackers account for half of all exposures. Physical loss, theft, and fraud represent the second biggest risk. Security is an issue for all of higher education. Of all higher-education records that were exposed between 2000 and 2008, 4…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Computer Security, Risk
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
As new technologies emerge on campuses, how can colleges avoid legal land mines? What are the areas of greatest risk, and how should higher-education leaders deal with them? In this article, three experts offered their advice at the Technology Forum: Beth Cate, associate general counsel at Indiana University, on data privacy and security; Steven…
Descriptors: Intellectual Property, College Faculty, Higher Education, Legal Problems
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Qayoumi, Mohammad H.; Woody, Carol – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2005
Good information security does not just happen--and often does not happen at all. Resources are always in short supply, and there are always other needs that seem more pressing. Why? Because information security is hard to define, the required tasks are unclear, and the work never seems to be finished. However, the loss to the organization can be…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Computer Security, Risk, Privacy