Higher Education And Regulated Research Community Of Practice (RRCoP) | 5 Goals To Raise The Security And Compliance Posture Of Academic Institutions | Redefining CyberSecurity With Carolyn Ellis, Erik Deumens, And Michael Parisi

When it comes to implementing efficient and effective information security programs, higher education institutions can use all the help they can get. That's where the RRCoP community comes in.In today's episode, our guests, Carolyn Ellis, Erik Deumens, and Michael Parisi talk through the goals of the RRCoP community and the impact is has on the higher education cybersecurity community as they work hard to raise the security and compliance posture for their institutions.The 5 RRCoP GoalsGoal 1: Build a CommunityThe Regulated Research Community of Practice (RRCoP) builds a network of people able to help each other in implementing an affordable but effective cybersecurity and compliance program at academic institutions.Goal 2: Collect and Share ResourcesEstablish a leadership training and development program accelerating availability of distributed university resources.Goal 3: Advocate and NegotiateDevelop representation through strategic partnerships with industry and government entities.Goal 4: Manage ChangeThe Department of Defense modified the DFARS clause to mandate that NIST 800-171 be followed for data classified and marked as CUI in 2017. The next evolution of this program, CMMC, has already undergone significant changes now called CMMC 2.0. Other agencies, for example, Department of Education, have indicated that they are considering following a similar path to safeguard data.Goal 5: Simplify ComplianceA collective and streamline approach to compliance lowers the barrier to entrance for expansion of supported regulations by individual institutions.____________________________GuestsCarolyn EllisCMMC Program Manager at UC San Diego [@ucsandiego]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynellis1/Erik DeumensResearch Computing Director, Information Technology at University of Florida [@UF]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deumens-erik-164167146/Michael Parisi, VP of Adoption, @HITRUST____________________________This Episode’s SponsorsImperva: https://itspm.ag/imperva277117988____________________________ResourcesRegulated Research Community of Practice: https://www.regulatedresearch.org/____________________________To see and hear more Redefining Security content on ITSPmagazine, visit:https://www.itspmagazine.com/redefining-cybersecurityAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/podcast-series-sponsorships