The Shanghai-based Chinese hacker group dubbed "APT1" definitely targeted two higher education institutions in the United States, according to security firm Mandiant, which recently published the widely circulated report "APT1: Exposing One of China's Cyber Espionage Units."
Citing concerns over phishing attacks, University of Oxford's network security team recently took the unusual measure of blocking Google Docs campuswide. The team has since restored access to the service and apologized to end users for the disruption.
North Carolina State University in Raleigh promotes the use of bicycles among its 34,000 students who travel around on its 1,075-acre main campus and 152-acre biomedical campus, but bicycle theft has traditionally been a problem. Campus police began using new GPS tracking technology from SecurUS as a deterrent.
Omnilert has released an SMS Inbox feature for its e2campus and Amerilert emergency alert systems.
Two network management companies have teamed up to create an approach that lets customers combine network access with mobile device management.
A new piece of malware discovered by Kapersky Lab uses smart phones to install malware onto Windows-based PCs.
To gain traction in the enterprise cyber security market, an endpoint security company has begun granting free licenses for its software to education organizations.
An Arizona university has deployed an online risk and incident management platform that allows students, faculty, parents, and visitors to report suspicious activities.
Bloxx, a provider of Web content filtering and email security, has made its Bloxx Web Filter and Bloxx Secure Web Gateway products available as virtual appliances for VMware vSphere.
Fayetteville State University has adopted a new mass notification system in an effort to improve communication and emergency preparedness.