Campus Security

Home > Newsletters > Campus Security :: November 14, 2008

Campus Security

11/14/2008

Security Spotlight

Smart Phone Security: New Challenges for Road Warriors: By Doug Gale; Hopefully by now we have educated our faculty and staff to the dangers of traveling with a laptop containing sensitive information--say Social Security numbers or a faculty member's latest patentable research. But have we been educating them about the security risks of smart phones?

Campus Security News

SMobile Releases Antivirus To Protect Google Android Phones: SMobile Systems has released an antivirus program for phones running Android, the Google-developed operating system. The company already offers similar solutions for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, and iPhone devices.
Blue Coat Integrates Network Appliances: Blue Coat Systems has released a new software plugin that will integrate two of its network appliances--ProxySG and PacketShaper--to allow them to share information to improve efficiency and security.
e2Campus Provides Twitter Integration in Emergency Notification System: Omnilert has integrated its e2Campus emergency notification system with Twitter. This enables e2Campus clients to push e2Campus alerts automatically and simultaneously to their schools' Twitter accounts without having to log in to their Twitter account separately.
Moodle Gets Student Verification Capabilities: Moodlerooms and Acxiom Risk Mitigation have teamed up to deliver a new solution to help verify student identities in higher education distance learning using Moodle, the popular open source learning management system.
Rave Wireless Adding BlackBerry Devices to Notification Service: Rave Wireless will be adding BlackBerry devices to the roster of mechanisms by which alerts can be sent out through Rave Alert, its notification service. The company has also added AOL's AIM Express instant messaging service to its list of supported text receiving methods.
U Miami Trades IPS for Top Layer Security System: The University of Miami and its Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine have deployed an intrusion prevention system (IPS) from Top Layer Security as part of a trade-in program offered by the vendor.
Cornell Hardens Campus Network with Gigabit Wireless Radio Links: Cornell University has deployed several gigabit wireless radio links from BridgeWave Communications as part of its network hardening strategy.
U Pittsburgh Turns to Verizon Business for Automated Notification Services: The University of Pittsburgh has signed on for Verizon Notification Services to communicate to the campus community.