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Re: What Every President Needs To Know
From: Kevin Shalla <Kevin.Shalla () IIT EDU>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:57:32 -0600
While these are not new issues, they're on my mind: There's no such thing as a useful and completely secure computer system; all systems make tradeoffs to reach a point somewhere between very useful and very secure. Security is like insurance - it's possible that there may never be any noticeable benefits, but without it, you leave yourself open to devastation. Once we have an effective way to measure and benchmark security practices, insurance companies will help guide us (through premium price) on how to get the biggest value on our security dollar. Security system sellers are looking to solve their own problem (sales / profits) not your problem (security), and no product or service you can buy will reduce your need to implement policies and procedures - and that is the harder problem. At 06:32 PM 2/10/2003 -0500, Rodney Petersen wrote:
As the Security Task Force prepares its remarks and refines its messages for college and university presidents, we would welcome your advice, in general, and especially your response to the following phrase: What Every President Needs To Know About Computer and Network Security Please share your ideas, case studies, anecdotes, experiences, and other words of wisdom that the Security Task Force should consider as we make the case before college and university presidents of the need for and importance of improved computer and network security for higher education. Please share your responses with the entire Discussion Group. Any input received this week will be useful as we finalize our presentation.
Kevin Shalla Manager, Student Information Systems Illinois Institute of Technology <mailto:Kevin.Shalla () iit edu> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Discussion Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/memdir/cg/.
Current thread:
- What Every President Needs To Know Rodney Petersen (Feb 10)
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- Re: What Every President Needs To Know Kevin Shalla (Feb 11)
- Re: What Every President Needs To Know Tom Neiss (Feb 11)
- Re: What Every President Needs To Know Jim Moore (Feb 11)
- Re: What Every President Needs To Know Dorette Kerian (Feb 12)
- Re: What Every President Needs To Know Dick Jacobson (Feb 12)