Security Task Force Announcements and Identity Theft

New federal regulations to address identity theft go into effect November 1, 2008, and are likely to affect colleges and universities in nuanced ways. Compliance will require careful study and collaboration among business officers, human resources, legal counsel, student services, IT, and other affected campus units. The rules require users of consumer reports to develop reasonable policies and procedures to apply when they receive a notice of address discrepancy from a consumer reporting agency. They also require that institutions develop and implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program for combating identity theft in connection with new and existing accounts.

Similar to love, identity theft can occur when you least expect it! When that hot guy or girl in the coffee shop starts flirting...it could be more than just your heart at stake!

This PSA was inspired by a winning submission for the 2007 Computer Security Awareness Video Contest, which was organized by the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force, in cooperation with ResearchChannel, and sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance.

View or download this year's winning videos. And don't forget to check out the 2006 winners.

On March 21, 2007, Jim Davis (Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer at the University of California, Los Angeles) appeared before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Committee to provide his testimony during a hearing on "Identity Theft: Innovative Solutions for an Evolving Problem".