Re: Internal Security Breach Costs

[William Moore <wcmoore () VALDOSTA EDU>]

I think this is an updated link to the article in question.

"Two FMU employees accused of changing gradesFive former students and
two workers at Florida Memorial University were charged with
racketeering in a grade-fixing scheme involving 122 students.
The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/12412205.htm
(c) 2005 Herald.com and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved."







William C. Moore II, CISSP, MLIS
Chief Information Security Officer
Information Technology
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
Phone:(229)333-5974
Fax:  (229)245-4349



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----- Original Message -----
From: George Bailey <gbailey () ivytech edu>
Date: Friday, November 18, 2005 2:37 pm
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Internal Security Breach Costs

> As reported by SANS back in August 2005:
>
> ARRESTS, CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCES
>
> --Former University Employees Charged in Grade-Altering Scheme
>
> (19 August 2005)
>
> Ellis Peet and Clifton Franklin, both former Florida Memorial
> Universityemployees, have been charged in connection with a grade-
> altering scheme.
>
> The men allegedly accepted money and favors in return for changing
> students'grades. Mr. Peet was a computer technician in the
> registrar's office and Mr.
> Franklin a data entry clerk. Officials believe the pair changed
> their own
> grades while they attended the school. According to Mr. Peet's
> attorney, his
> client has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and violating
> intellectualproperty and computer access laws. Mr.
>
> Franklin faces the same charges. In addition, three of five
> students who
> allegedly acted as middlemen in the scheme have been arrested and
> chargedwith racketeering.
>
> http://www.local10.com/news/4868830/detail.html
> <http://www.local10.com/news/4868830/detail.html>
>
>
>
> I am sure there are others.
>
>
>
> --gb
>
> ----------------------
> George Bailey
> Information Security
> Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
> Indianapolis, Indiana
>
> PH: 317.921.4526
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Geoff Nathan [mailto:geoffnathan () WAYNE EDU]
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 2:27 PM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: [SECURITY] Internal Security Breach Costs
>
>
> In preparation for presenting a data custodianship policy to the
> powers-that-be here at Wayne I'd like to find a couple of real-
> life examples
> of problems caused by employee access to sensitive data (it's easy
> to find
> reports of cases of externally hacked files).  Could anyone point
> me to news
> reports of internal employee misuse of sensitive data at some
> university?Many thanks,
>
> Geoff Nathan
>
> Geoffrey S. Nathan <geoffnathan () wayne edu>
> Security Policy Coordinator, Computing and Information Technology,
>        and Associate Professor of English
> Linguistics Program                       Phone Numbers
> Department of English                     Computing and Information
> Technology:  (313) 577-1259
> Wayne State University                    Linguistics (English):
> (313)577-8621
> Detroit, MI, 48202                        C&IT Fax: (313) 577-1338