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Security Standards & Best Practices

Understanding and Protecting Data

• University Data Management Procedures including Data Transfer form (ECOM login required)
• Sensitive Data Chart (ECOM login required)
• Data Combinations & Sensitivity Chart (ECOM login required)
• Information Security Contract for 3rd-Party Service Providers (ECOM login required)
• File Level Encryption
  
  • 2007 Office Document Encryption

Application Security

• WIU Secure Application Development Standards(ECOM login required)
  • Secure Input Validation – Java Example (zip file) (ECOM login required)
• Application Authorization Form (ECOM login required)
• Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Guide to Building Secure Web Applications
• CWE/SANS TOP 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors

Protecting Computers

The following documents are available only to University Technology and Electronic Student Services staff.

• Protecting Windows Servers (ECOM login required)
• Protecting UNIX Servers (ECOM login required)
• Protecting Linux Servers (ECOM login required)
• Protecting Mac Servers (ECOM login required)