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Cybersecurity Incident Response
Cybersecurity incidents can be frightening, especially in the first few hours after an incident has been detected. The California Community Colleges Information Security Center, in collaboration with the Chancellor’s Office, has created a guide to support you through this process.
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Ransomware Defense for California Community Colleges
Due to a recent rise in ransomware attacks on higher education institutions, the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and the Information Security Center delivered a webinar on the topic on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.
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Zoom Video Conferencing Security Practices
As many California Community College district employees and staff are working remotely, there have been growing concerns around security and privacy when using the video conferencing application Zoom. This guide outlines the major security risks and concerns, and recommend steps that can be taken to remedy them.
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Security Practices for Remote Working
A guide from the Information Security Center provides recommended steps and resources to help colleges address security when staff and faculty work remotely with sensitive information. Specific areas of focus include social engineering, home network security, passwords, and software updates.
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CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE
Cybersecurity Incident Response
Cybersecurity incidents can be frightening, especially in the first few hours after an incident has been detected. The California Community Colleges Information Security Center, in collaboration with the Chancellor’s Office, has created a guide to support you through this process.
WEBINAR: RANSOMWARE DEFENSE FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Ransomware Defense for California Community Colleges
Due to a recent rise in ransomware attacks on higher education institutions, the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and the Information Security Center delivered a webinar on the topic on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.
INFORMATION SECURITY WORKSHOPS
Information Security Workshops
The 2021 Winter Workshop was held online on Monday, January 11. Stay tuned for information about the Summer Workshop being planned for mid/late June. Offered twice annually, our full-day workshops are geared toward staff of the California Community Colleges.
UNLIMITED SSL CERTIFICATES
Unlimited SSL Certificates
Unlimited SSL certificates are available for no charge to California community colleges as part of their membership in the InCommon Federation. InCommon membership for all 116 colleges is being paid for by the CCC Chancellor's Office. Find out how to receive security certificates for your college's web servers.
What We Do:
The California Community Colleges Information Security Center proactively assesses the information security needs of the system, and offers services to CCC campuses designed to maintain the integrity of information systems by:
- Understanding CCC IS priorities
- Offering free vulnerability scanning
- Developing IS policies & procedures
- Promoting IS awareness
- Publicizing important IS information
Resource Kit
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