Campus Technology: Higher Education's Top Five Network Security Threats for 2011

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1/12/2011

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Higher Education's Top Five Network Security Threats for 2011
The game has changed in higher education network security--the proliferation of embedded devices from gaming consoles to kiosks, the skyrocketing adoption of social media, as well as a slew of other evolving technologies are forcing higher education institutions to 'step it up' when it comes to safeguarding the network. In 2011 we'll see even more threats, and in new environments.
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Worth Noting

Boston U Goes Online for Donor Management
Boston University is employing a Web-based application from Blackbaud to support a major fundraising effort.
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AAEEBL's 2nd Annual ePortfolio World Summit Call For Proposals Open Through Jan. 28
The Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning will hold its 2011 annual conference July 25-28, co-located with Campus Technology 2011 in Boston. A Call For Proposals for the AAEEBL event is open through Jan. 28.
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Iowa's Buena Vista U Rolls Out iPad Pilot
Buena Vista University will be experimenting with Apple iPads during the spring 2011 semester. The university, located in Storm Lake, IA, has about 1,100 students. The iPad pilot program is a part of an ongoing research project to evaluate the use of e-readers to support student learning.
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UCLA Nursing Students Add iPods to Training
Nursing students at the University of California, Los Angeles have added a new ritual to their move out of preclinical studies and into clinical health sciences. Traditionally, the students in the UCLA School of Nursing are donned in white coats as part of a transition ceremony. But the event in December 2010 added a new high-tech touch. Each also received an iPod touch.
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SUNY Promotes Microsoft Live@edu Apps to 64 Campuses
The State University of New York (SUNY) will be offering Microsoft's Live@edu to its 64 campuses.
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U Tennessee at Martin Looks To Cut IT Costs with Desktop Virtualization
The University of Tennessee at Martin has started rolling out desktop virtualization to provide its 8,000 students and staff members access to their desktops, files, and network resources from multiple locations and computing devices on campus.
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Moodle 2.0.1 Brings Dozens of Enhancements to LMS
Developers have released Moodle 2.0.1, a minor update to the popular open source learning management system.
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