SecurityRatty :: tag: campus
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...campuses . If your campus uses my videos, please send me an email with the institutions name and a link to their web site. So far Jackson Community College is the only name on the list, but I know there's more to come
...campuswide crime alert March 20 describing the situation and advising students to contact campus police, at 949-824-0073 or (after hours/weekends) 949-824-5223, if they have any information or believe they have been a victim
To date, an extensive investigation by the university has not identified a security breach on campus
Extensive...
...Campus Police Officers now being able to carry guns, is made to sound like some kind of "breaking news" flash
In a way, I suppose it is, since campus officers in Maricopa County were unarmed prior to this. The State law which came into effect in October takes the decision out of the hands of the campus authorities. Police officers carrying...
...campus ID numbers of faculty and staff who made purchases from the DoIT computer shop -- had been accessible on a campus Internet site for at least a year, said Brian Rust, communications manager for the UW's department of information technology
Evan] One year before being noticed is too long. Is the DoIT site regularly tested for information...
...campus to address computer security," stated Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson
We will continue and strengthen our security efforts and hold our departments accountable for their success
Evan] Excellent quote, from G.P. "Bud" Peterson. The keywords that I really like are "continue", "strengthen" and "accountable
Hilliard says they do not...
...campus last fall (2007
Number Affected
990
Types of Data
Name and Social Security number
Breach Description
Officials at Tennessee Tech University are notifying students that they have misplaced a flash drive containing personal information belonging to them
Reference URL
Upper Cumberland Daily News Story
Associated Press Story on...
...Campus on January 3, 2008. The hard drive contained sensitive personal information belonging to current and former students, faculty and staff
Reference URL
Georgetown University Press Release
NBC Channel 4 News story
ABC Channel 7 News story
Report Credit
Georgetown University
Response
From the online sources cited above
Georgetown...
...Campus
Evan] All of "the needs" except one critical one... SECURITY
Victims
Students and a limited number of employees
Number Affected
Unknown, but at least 23702
Types of Data
Personal information including names, Social Security numbers and financial aid information
Breach Description
A laptop belonging to a consultant at SunGard Higher...
...Campus officials say it will be weeks before they are completely sure what information, if any, was taken off the computers
The University has launched a detailed evaluation of the incident to find out if any of the files were accessed during the intrusion, and will keep the community advised of its findings
They say the entire campus...
...campus computer network on January 11, 2008, UCSF discovered unusual data traffic on one of its computers
Evan] Its good that the unusual traffic was detected through routine monitoring, but I wonder how long the traffic was present before it was detected. Later on in the news release there is mention that an unauthorized movie-sharing...