Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and Security Awareness

Training Your Staff to Protect SIS Data

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Title:Training Your Staff to Protect SIS Data (ID: CSD5118)
Author(s):Marcia Layton Turner (University Business)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (09/05/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

"No matter how robust your firewall, trained faculty and staff are your first line of defense against system breaches."

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The Human Element in Information Security

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Title:The Human Element in Information Security (ID: CSD5034)
Author(s):Susan Booth King (East Carolina University)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (08/08/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

The author discusses the best ways to enforce information security in a university setting.

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Create a Winning Strategy for Your Awareness Program

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Title:Create a Winning Strategy for Your Awareness Program (ID: CSD4691)
Author(s):Lew McCreary (CSO Research, Inc.)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"Awareness programs are the cheapest way to prevent costly problems, but the security message can be easy to ignore. CSOs and CISOs share their strategies for spreading the good word."
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Industry, others object to data retention

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Title:Industry, others object to data retention (ID: CSD4585)
Author(s):Declan McCullagh (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Internet providers and telecommunications companies expressed concern on Wednesday about the feasibility of recording Americans' online activities, a proposal that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has recently endorsed.
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Incident Response at UT Austin

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Title:Incident Response at UT Austin (ID: CSD4581)
Author(s):Mary Grush (Campus Technology)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:An interview with VP for IT Dan Updegrove. The recent break-in to an administrative database at the McCombs School of Business at UT Austin (TX), discovered April 21, 2006, may have compromised the personal data of a very large number of individuals. Early reports stated there were about 197,000 records in the database. We caught up with VP for IT Dan Updegrove for an update and some of his impressions after the first two weeks of the institution's incident response.
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Locking Down Departmental Data

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Title:Locking Down Departmental Data (ID: CSD4580)
Author(s):Doug Lederman
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:As hackers have found their way into computer networks around the country in recent years — putting individuals' personal information at risk of identity theft and embarrassing companies, colleges and other entities — many if not most higher education institutions have significantly tightened their technological security.
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Jabber creator launches online identity project

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Title:Jabber creator launches online identity project (ID: CSD4566)
Author(s):Robert McMillan (IDG, International Data Group)
Source:Computer World
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:MicroID system addresses info-security issues by giving users a way to authoritatively prove that they are the authors of blog postings and Web sites.
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Setting the foundation for identity management

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Title:Setting the foundation for identity management (ID: CSD4567)
Author(s):John Fontana
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:New Data Center security projects increasingly center on building a strong identity-management base.
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Open-source bugs undermine digital signatures

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Title:Open-source bugs undermine digital signatures (ID: CSD4554)
Author(s):Joris Evers (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:A pair of security bugs in cryptography software could allow an attacker to insert content into a digitally signed message or forge signatures on files.
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Researchers develop new digital rights technology

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Title:Researchers develop new digital rights technology (ID: CSD4552)
Author(s):Jaikumar Vijayan (PC World)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering have developed a new digital rights management technology that they said will help organizations better protect multimedia content from unauthorized copying and distribution.
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