Security/Privacy
- Open Standards Coming to Second Life?
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10/16/2007
In an effort to shift virtual worlds to the broader realm of the World Wide Web, Linden Lab and IBM are partnering to bring open standards and interoperability to Second Life, the online 3D realm created by Linden Lab. The two will also be working with a broad range of industry partners and have discussed the formation of an open consortium for all comers to engage in the effort.
- Open Source Gains Ground in Survey of IT Pros
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10/16/2007
Open source software (OSS) is not so much the underdog in the IT world, according survey findings announced by Barracuda Networks, a provider of e-mail and Web security appliances. Barracuda polled 288 IT security professionals and found their preferences to be roughly split on the likelihood of deploying OSS versus proprietary software, particularly for applications with similar functionality.
- Barix Ships 3-Tier Campus Security Systems
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10/12/2007
Swiss IP audio technology developer Barix is launching new emergency communications and public safety tools using a "three-tier" approach, comprising various IP-based communications devices. The communications packages are designed specifically for use in multi-building campuses.
- Phishing for Mules
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10/12/2007
We all know, or should know, about phishing, a fraudulent attempt, frequently through legitimate looking email requests, to obtain personal information such as a credit card number, a social security number, or a bank account number and PIN. But to take full advantage of stolen information, the crook needs "mules."
- Testing: No Longer a Contact Sport?
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10/11/2007
Universities are turning to technology to tackle (seemingly) growing problems with academic integrity (formerly known as "cheating"). Anti-plagiarism solutions routinely check student work; centers are devoted to studying and documenting cheating; and one university has gone so far as to build a high-tech, secure site for testing.
- An Executive Director for TU's iSec
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10/10/2007
The University of Tulsa has announced the appointment David Greer as the first executive director for its newly formed Institute for Information Security.
- Web 2.0 Tops 'Emerging Cyber Threats'
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10/9/2007
The ever-nebulous "Web 2.0" is emerging as one of the five top security risks to watch for both consumers and the enterprise--this according to the inaugural edition of the "GTISC Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2008" out of Georgia Tech's Information Security Center. The report, released at the GTISC Security Summit on Emerging Cyber Security Threats and Countermeasures, identifies the key data security threats that are likely to expand and evolve in the coming year.
- Georgia College Deploys BioPassword Authentication
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10/9/2007
Berry College in Georgia is adding biometrics to its security strategy--not for building access control or food services, where biometrics can typically be found, but on individual computers. The technology, BioPassword Enterprise Edition, from a company called BioPassword Inc., will be used to provide an additional layer of security to protect school data using nothing more than users' own keystroke rhythms.
- UMass Amherst Research Advances RFID Security
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10/8/2007
Three researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have come up with a way to improve security on RFID devices using existing technologies and without increasing the size of the small gadgets.
- Blue Lane Ships VirtualShield 4 for VMware
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10/5/2007
Blue Lane Technologies has released VirtualShield 4.0, a security solution for VMware Infrastructure 3 and designed to integrate with VMware VirtualCenter.
- SJC Tackles P2P with NAC
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10/5/2007
Citing fears of file sharing crackdowns and potential security breaches, San Jacinto College in September deployed network access control technologies on its three campuses. The college used a NAC from Mirage Networks.
- Indiana U Begins Alert System Rollout
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10/4/2007
Indiana University is launching a new multi-campus communication system based around Connect-ED from the NTI Group. The system, part of the wider IU-Notify system, will be used to provide emergency communications to students, faculty, and staff.
- Seattle U Broadens Emergency Communications
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10/3/2007
Seattle University in Washington is expanding its emergency notifications with the addition of the e2Campus communication system. According to a Seattle U representative, the university was also busy this summer bolstering its emergency preparedness in other areas.
- UP Deploys NAC Messaging Component
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10/3/2007
The University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, is adding a broadcast messaging module to its Impulse Point Safe•Connect network access control solution. The university adopted the Safe•Connect NAC earlier this year.
- MIT Forms Kerberos Consortium
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10/2/2007
MIT has launched the Kerberos Consortium, according to a report from the university's News Office. MIT is the originator of Kerberos, a network authentication protocol. One of the goals of the consortium is to expand it to offer data protection to a wider range of clients, including various consumer devices.
- Blue Lane To Ship VirtualShield 4 for VMware
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9/27/2007
Blue Lane Technologies has announced that it will ship VirtualShield 4.0 Oct. 5. VirtualShield is a security solution for VMware Infrastructure 3 and designed to integrate with VMware VirtualCenter.
- U Virginia Taps Visix for Unified Communications
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9/26/2007
The University of Virginia will deploy a suite of communications tools campus-wide in order to deliver news, emergency alerts, and other information to students, faculty, and staff. The university will use the Visix AxisTV Enterprise platform at the core of its campus communications network.
- DSU Uses Phone, Web To Notify Students of Shooting
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9/21/2007
Delaware State University notified students, faculty, and staff that it had canceled classes at its Dover campus after two students were wounded in a shooting that occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Sept. 21. One male victim is in stable condition, and the other female victim's injuries are considered serious.
- U Arizona Names First Chief Information Security Officer
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9/18/2007
The University of Arizona named Sylvia Johnson, an attorney working in its Office of the General Counsel, as the university's first information security officer.
- Storm Warning: Botnet Gearing Up To Attack Defenders
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9/14/2007
The Storm worm, a massive botnet that its developers have been amassing over the last several months, is starting to attack computers that have been set up to defend against it. The botnet is set up to launch a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against any computer that is scanning a network for vulnerabilities or malware, IW reported.
- Converged Security: Can Ex-Cops, Propeller Heads, and Bean Counters Make Nice?
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9/14/2007
A growing trend in the corporate sector is to more closely integrate or even merge the oversight of information security, physical security, and fiscal security. Is this trend relevant to higher education? What can we learn from corporate experiences?
- Loyola Discards Hard Drive with 5,800 Student SSNs
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9/14/2007
A Loyola University Chicago computer containing the Social Security numbers of 5,800 students was discarded before its hard drive was erased, according to a letter from the school's chief information officer, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
- Moto Expands PTP Wireless Bridge Lineup
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9/14/2007
Motorola has expanded its MOTOwi4 lineup with a new fixed point to point wireless Ethernet bridge: the PTP 25600, a modified version of the PTP 600. The new 2.5 GHz, 300 Mbps solution is targeted toward Educational Broadband Service license holders and is designed to provide secure broadband access for online courses and other instructional programs. It's available now in the United States.
- UCSD Computer Scientists Follow Spam-Scam Trails
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9/14/2007
In a study of more than 1 million spam e-mails, computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have concluded that most scams are hosted by individual Web servers even though thousands of compromised computers might be used to relay spam to end users.
- Spy, Defense Agencies Recruit Security Talent at DefCon
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9/14/2007
Federal law enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies sent representatives to one of the world's biggest hacking conventions, in part to recruit gifted computer security aficionados to join the United States government and military ranks.
