http://connect.educause.edu/browse/content/lib_item/4928,4973,5262 http://connect.educause.edu/browse/content/lib_item/4928,4973,5262 http://connect.educause.edu/educause/images/e_rss.png Interviews and Proceedings from EDUCAUSE Events The EDUCUASE Podcast Crew EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. Our podcasts provide information about a range of topics including Leadership, Policy and Law, Teaching and Learning, Emerging Technologies, Open Source, Research Computing, Cyberinfrastructure, and Digitial Libraries. http://connect.educause.edu/browse/content/node/691/list/feed Recent library resources tagged with Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and Elimination of Social Security Numbers as Primary Identifiers. en http://connect.educause.edu/display/37020 Due to a new state law the University of Vermont will be begin using new ID numbers that are not SSNs. http://connect.educause.edu/display/37020#comments Data Security Elimination of Social Security Numbers as Primary Identifiers Identity Theft Policy and Law: State Contributed by Organizations or Campuses Articles, Papers, and Reports HTML Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:27:26 -0600 drupal 37020 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/36076 George Mason University has become the latest institution of higher education to be the victim of hackers' accessing personal information of faculty and students. University officials said that hackers gained access to information including names, photos, Social Security numbers, and campus ID numbers for "all members of the Mason community who have identification cards." An e-mail sent by the university's vice president for information technology indicated that the intruders appeared to be seeking "access to other campus systems rather than specific data," but the message warned that the information the hackers obtained could be used for identity theft. George Mason had ended its practice of putting Social Security numbers on ID cards, replacing them with university-generated numbers, in response to a Virginia state law that required such a change. The university maintains a database, however, that includes Social Security numbers. University officials discovered the intrusion on January 3 and said the hackers gained access to records of more than 30,000 faculty, staff, and students. http://connect.educause.edu/display/36076#comments Data Security Elimination of Social Security Numbers as Primary Identifiers Hacking Identity Theft Network Security and Applications Contributed by Organizations or Campuses Articles, Papers, and Reports HTML Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:39:42 -0600 drupal 36076 at http://connect.educause.edu