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 Goals
Goal 1: Build a Community
The 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 Resources
Establish a leadership training and development program accelerating availability of distributed university resources.
Goal 3: Advocate and Negotiate
Develop representation through strategic partnerships with industry and government entities.
Goal 4: Manage Change
The 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 Compliance
A collective and streamline approach to compliance lowers the barrier to entrance for expansion of supported regulations by individual institutions.
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Guests
Carolyn Ellis
CMMC Program Manager at UC San Diego [@ucsandiego]
On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynellis1/
Erik Deumens
Research 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
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This Episode’s Sponsors
Imperva: https://itspm.ag/imperva277117988
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Resources
Regulated Research Community of Practice: https://www.regulatedresearch.org/
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