Security/Privacy
- P2P Redux: New Twists and Turns
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6/13/2008
At the same time that RIAA has been bombarding campuses with P2P filesharing notices, questions are being raised about the underlying legality of the methods being used by the RIAA.
- U South Carolina PC Theft Hits 7,000
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6/13/2008
The University of South Carolina has reported a burglary that included the theft of a desktop computer containing personal information on 7,000 faculty, staff and students. According to pages posted on the schools' Web site and an article in The State, a South Carolina daily newspaper, the theft occurred in the Moore School of Business over Memorial Day weekend and involved a PC belonging to a deputy dean.
- Korea's Pohang U Accelerates and Secures SAP and Web Apps with F5 System
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6/13/2008
Korea's Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) will be optimizing its application delivery infrastructure by implementing the BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) with Application Security Manager from F5 Networks. The installation will focus on upgrading availability and delivery of SAP applications, Web mail and the school's Web pages.
- New Absolute Software Release Secures and Manages Handhelds
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6/13/2008
Absolute Software has released Computrace Mobile, an application to help organizations manage and secure handheld devices within their mobile computer population. IT administrators can install Computrace Mobile on supported handheld devices, enabling them to delete sensitive data remotely from lost or stolen devices.
- Dartmouth Research Program To Test Security on Campus Wireless Networks
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6/12/2008
A team of Dartmouth researchers is preparing to launch a project that examines the campus wireless computer traffic in an effort to learn how the network is used and how to best maintain its security. The project is called the Dartmouth Internet Security Testbed, or DIST.
- Developing the Right Alert Notification Strategy
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6/11/2008
Two noted security experts examine the characteristics of an effective campus mass notification system.
- University Distance Learning Brings Flexibility to State-wide Training
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6/11/2008
Conducting disaster preparedness meetings among 14 Pennsylvania universities no longer requires hours or even days of travel time for university administrators. Instead, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is using interactive collaboration software from Wimba to conduct some of its state-wide staff meetings and training sessions.
- Library Self-Checkout System Shrinks
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6/6/2008
Library Automation Technologies has released what it's calling "the world's smallest self-check for libraries." FlashScan-MAXine measures 33 inches by 22 inches by 22 inches and allows libraries to let patrons check out their own materials. It's wireless, which makes it portable and can be upgraded for RFID; plus it supports front-gate security.
- Symantec App Suspect in XP SP3 Registry Problem
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5/30/2008
Symantec representatives described a workaround to a problem that has affected some users upgrading to Windows XP Service Pack 3 who also use Symantec's security solutions. Users can avoid a registry corruption problem by disabling a specific Symantec application before installing XP SP3, Symantec officials said this week.
- Stanford University Turns to Outside Security Consulting
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5/30/2008
Stanford University has awarded SafirRosetti's Technology Design Consulting Practice a competitively bid contract to provide security master planning and design and construction administration services as the university implements a new campus-wide security program.
- Firewalls: A Hammer in Search of a Nail
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5/29/2008
The use of a firewall to protect a local or campus network from external threats has become enshrined as "best practice." But how well does it really work, how much protection does it really provide, and what are the negative impacts on advanced applications?
- HP's App Security Center Upgraded and Delivered as a Service
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5/29/2008
Hewlett-Packard may not be the first name that comes to mind when the conversation turns to application security, but since its acquisition of SPI Dynamics last year, HP has increased its investment in research, product enhancements, and new services in the application security area.
- ISA Server 2006 SP1 Planned for This Summer
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5/29/2008
Sometime this summer, Microsoft plans to roll out Service Pack 1 for its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 product, according to a team blog announcement issued Wednesday.
- 17 Virginia Colleges Launch Roam Secure for Emergency Notification
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5/28/2008
Seventeen Virginia community colleges have signed on to run Roam Secure Alert Network for emergency notification, joining Northern Virginia Community College, which launched its system in August 2007. Through Roam Secure, campus safety employees can send alerts via email, text and voice messaging, and other delivery channels to the campus community.
- Georgia State Pilots Incident Response System
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5/27/2008
Georgia State University in Atlanta is piloting a new incident response system from Risk Mitigation Systems. FIRSTResponder provides planning and two-way voice, text, and e-mail communications response.
- Orphaned Accounts Are a Growing Security Concern, Study Says
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5/22/2008
IT auditors examine accounts just like their financial auditing counterparts. Instead of trial balances, they look at system user accounts to determine who signed on when and who did what. But what about who's logging into what account and when? More important, are these people even around anymore?
- Astaro Updates Security Appliance
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5/22/2008
Astaro Corp. announced an updated version of its security appliance, Astaro Security Gateway. The latest release allows IT managers to recognize, classify, and block Skype connections and other instant messaging and peer-to-peer programs, such as AOL Messenger, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber, IRC, MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. Version 7.2 provides granular access control down to the user level.
- San Jose State Sets Up Firewall from Palo Alto Networks
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5/21/2008
San Jose State University has selected a firewall from Palo Alto Networks to stop threats and provide application visibility and control on its campus networks. The school, part of the California State University system, has installed the PA-4000 Series firewall.
- NSA and DHS Designate 10 Universities as Centers of Excellence in Security Education
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5/20/2008
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have designated 10 universities as new National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. The program is intended to reduce vulnerabilities in the national information infrastructure by promoting higher education in cyber security and increasing the number of professionals with security expertise.
- Plagiarism Tool Scans 1 Million Papers
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5/19/2008
CMS/LMS provider Blackboard reported Monday that its plagiarism detection service, SafeAssign, has now been used to scan more than 1 million student papers. Blackboard debuted SafeAssign about nine months ago.
- Northcentral University Adds Campus Security Specialization
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5/16/2008
Northcentral University, which offers higher education degrees earned online, announced the introduction of a new master's and doctoral business degree specialization, Business, Corporate and Campus Security. The university focuses on the education needs of law enforcement and security professionals.
- RIAA Outsources Fingering of Students Who Share Music Illegally
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5/15/2008
The RIAA is outsourcing the hunt for music thieves. Its largest target currently is those who operate from within colleges and universities, a move that has piqued the attention of Educause.
- IT Struggling Over Security, Compliance
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5/15/2008
IT pros are having a hard time balancing security, software patch management and IT auditing with a host of other duties, according to a survey released Monday by Shavlik Technologies.
- Vista Vulnerability Study Puts Microsoft on Defensive
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5/15/2008
Microsoft and some independent security researchers had the blogosphere buzzing Wednesday over a series of denunciations after one company claimed that the Vista operating system was more vulnerable to malware and other exploits than previous operating systems.
- Study: Top Web Application Vulnerabilities Remain Unfixed
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5/13/2008
Organizations still aren't doing enough to protect their data from Web application vulnerabilities, according to a study released Tuesday by security firm Cenzic. The study, Application Security Trends Report, Q1 2008, identified "1,409 unique published vulnerabilities for the first quarter of 2008, with Web technology vulnerabilities comprising 70 percent of the vulnerability volume...."
