Don't Get Caught Up in a Security Breach!
Ok. We all read the papers and watch television. We hear about hackers and botnets and identity theft and loss of data.
It doesn't sound too good, and it isn't. But the fact is that these incidents are more and more frequent and the trend is
escalating exponentially.
So how do we avoid getting caught up in a security breach? Faculty and staff can start by attending
a new course titled "Protecting Brown's Information". You can find it on Brown's new training site at http://training.brown.edu.
Faculty and Staff can sign up there, and we generally offer classes twice per month. We're also available to do dedicated sessions
for staff meetings or specific departments.
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Copyright @ Brown
Copyright complaints at Brown are on the rise. Whether due to an upsurge of illegal downloading or more zealous detection techniques,
the consequences for copyright infringement remain the same and can be quite serious.
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Students: Your Winning Security Video = $$$
Win cash, gain experience, and earn recognition with one short video!
 There's still time to enter the Computer Security Awareness Contest, which closes March 15th.
The contest seeks creative, topical and effective videos, of two minutes or less, that focus attention on computing security problems and how best to handle them. Cash prizes are $1000, $800 and $400. « details »
Check out security classes at training.brown.edu
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Inside IT Security at Brown: Christopher Grossi
 Q: You have recently assumed the role as Manager of Help Desk Level 2. Is HD Level 2 something new? What's its charge?
A: As part of the reorganization CIS conducted in the Fall, the CIS Help Desk was split into two tiers. The Help Desk Level 2 takes escalated tickets from the Level 1 Help Desk, manages the Help Desk Service-on-Site program, acts as point of communication to the DCC community, and provides service at the desktop level during the rollout of CIS projects.
Q: What are some of the challenges that you and your staff are likely to encounter in the coming months, particularly around issues of security?
A: We continually work at ensuring that desktop and laptop computers are configured securely as we troubleshoot and solve computing problems.
We're actively in communication with the IT Security group and are developing best practices for securing Vista and Office 2007. We're also continuing our work with the File Services project in rolling out secure Novell directory services to campus.
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