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11/29/2005
C2. Like many other university administrators I am concerned about the lack of ethical behavior and the misuse of university resources by our students as they engage in peer-topeer file sharing of copyrighted materials... By the time students arrive on campuses, they have been listening to music and watching movies online for several years and mostly for free. The behavior has become second nature to them. While they know the practice is illegal, it is not perceived to be particularly wrong. I think we need to focus on the root cause of this behavior which is the fact that ethical behavior, as it relates to technology, is not being taught in K-12. It is time to more actively engage our social scientists and K-12 teachers, to focus on teaching cyber ethics at an early age.' Read moreCALEA compliance
Security isn't just securing your own network; it's also complying with external demands from national security and law enforcement agencies. Among the range of compliance issues facing institutions is CALEA, the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. Though CALEA has been in effect since 1994, institutions are focusing on a new update that would potentially extend wiretaps to the Internet and could force institutions into an 'unfunded mandate' to make significant, costly changes to their networks in order to comply. Educause Policy Analyst Wendy Wigen sheds some light on this issue in an October 17, 2005 recorded interview, posted on the Educause Web site. Access the interview, and look for updates.
Cyber security makeover
Working with technology solution provider CDW-G, Barton County Community College (KS) employs a full-blown cyber security strategy. 'The increasing severity of computer viruses and malicious code has transformed information security from a low IT priority to an operational necessity,' says Charles Perkins, co-team leader, Information Services at Barton County Community College. 'The evolving cyber threats were outpacing our existing firewall technology and making it increasingly challenging to monitor and manage our IT environment efficiently.' Barton CCC took full advantage of advice from CDW-G, and among its security enhancements was a new firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution, which included a dashboard view of all subnets. Using built-in application intelligence from Check Point Software Technologies, Barton can identify and block malicious activity at the firewall, in real time. Read more
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