"Young, Beth A." wrote: > > 1. Departments on Univ campuses are run like individual fiefdoms. As the nature of our computing environment has changed, and with it the incidents and effects of computer abuse, computer security has become more like public safety, telecommunications, and other issues critical to the organization as a whole. Some universities have already recognized this: http://www.itc.virginia.edu/security/policyguide.html > 2. Students in Residential housing. This is changing too. From the policy referenced above: =========================================================== Scope This policy applies to anyone in the university community owning or overseeing the use of a computing device of any type connected to the University of Virginia network, including but not limited to: <snip-gf> b. Faculty, staff, students and other individuals who have devices connected to UVa's network, even if those devices were acquired personally, i.e. not with university or grant funds; =========================================================== I think it is important to recognize that the the model of tens of thousands of student residence computers connected to a high bandwidth network is no different than the growing cable and DSL connected home computers. I read one report that estimates that in 2002 there will be 17,000,000 computers connected in this manner. While a university may scan on-campus residence networks for vulnerabilities and limit access accordingly, who is going to do it for those 17,000,000 home computers? -- Gary Flynn Security Engineer - Technical Services James Madison University Please R.U.N.S.A.F.E. http://www.jmu.edu/computing/info-security/engineering/runsafe.shtml
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