Data Security Protocol

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he Indiana Assessment System of Education Proficiencies [IASEP] team, along with the Center for Education Research in Information Assurance and Security [CERIAS] at Purdue University, has developed a protocol for policy development for data security for electronically transmitted student assessment data.

he purpose of this protocol is to assist educational organizations that use the IASEP system to protect their valuable information. This site is designed to help policy makers to develop and implement organization-specific original policies whose purposes are to protect and secure access, storage and transmission of student information.

his document is designed as an overall outline of the information protection areas that should be addressed in specific school policies. The chapters include general organizing principles related to specific topics, and Appendices D, E, and G contain samples of policies from Indiana and from other states. The document is sprinkled with links to policies from all over the country that policy makers may view for ideas in generating their own policies. We have also included both federal and state data privacy-related laws. In addition, the bibliography contains links and references to a large number of data security and privacy resources.

his document is a melding of many resources from federal and state governments, universities, local school districts, and other experts in the field. We have tried to give specific attribution whenever possible. If we have inadvertently missed an attribution, please let us know. We are grateful to all the private and government resources that were available for our use in this document.

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