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Security
11/29/2005
Are our institutions getting a 'black eye' over identity theft?
In 2005, the cumulative effect of reports in the popular press about security breaches on college and university campuses has apparently taken its toll, at least on the public's confidence level about the security of personal data on campuses in general. An August 21, 2005 article in The Boston Globe examines the problem. What's your institution's rep? Read more
Sensitive data: here, there, and everywhere
Back in March 2005, CT asked Indiana University's Chief Security and Policy Officer Mark Bruhn for his Top 10 IT security and policy recommendations. They included: Get rid of sensitive data ASAP; make everyone responsible; give users a method to communicate sensitive info; realize that security is a cost of doing business. Get all Top 10.
The 'Zen' of Risk Assessment
Risk assessment may take time and resources, but if you make it an ongoing process, you may not only manage costs—you may also see greater benefits. In an Educause Quarterly article, Cedric Bennett and Richard Jacik examine risk assessment: 'Leverage What You Know: We recommend an approach for assessing risk in which overall risk assessment is more of an ongoing process than a project. It produces usable results from the start, which can provide broad guidance for security strategies and plans and also focus traditional risk assessment toward specific assets and resources.' Read more
Beating the Spim-Spam Man
Contributing
editor Wendy Chretien gave beleaguered IT professionals hope in the battle
against viruses and spam, in her April 2005 CT article: 'Are your
users asking IT to please do something about spam? What about spim (spam
via instant messaging)? Were your campus network services on the ropes after
that last malevolent virus attack? ... A multilevel approach considering
all potential malware entry points will provide your campus with the most
effective protection. Tools in your box include communications with users,
judicious use of policies and enforcement, and specialized training for
network administrators, as well as more tangible options such as focused
software and hardware... [User Desktops and Laptops] is where most campus
IT folks surrender, because it's notoriously difficult to manage all the
disparate devices out there... Today, there are feasible methods to combat
the virus threat at this level, assuming one has the support of the campus...
Examples include
Recommended Reading
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- King's College and ASU Add e2Campus for Improved Emergency Notifications
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- Saint Joseph Builds Out Wireless Network in Multi-year Upgrade
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- Vista Ramp Up Is Happening Now, Study Says
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- Talisma Launches New Version of CRM with Built-in Application Management
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