Schools get tailored cyberattack data

[Ken Shaurette <kmshaurette () MPCCORP COM>]

I haven't seen this shared yet here.

October 18, CNET News - Schools get tailored cyberattack data. U.S. colleges and universities are getting a service 
that analyzes security data to help fend off cyberattacks. According to Steffani Burd, the executive director of 
Information Security in Academic Institutions, "The goal is to have an accurate assessment of information security in 
academic institutions." The project is sponsored by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice and run by 
Columbia University's Teachers College in New York. Academic organizations will be expected to submit logs from their 
firewall and intrusion detection systems so the service can parse the data and generate reports on attacks. Those 
reports can then be used to protect networks. Johannes Ullrich, the chief research officer at the SANS Institute and 
founder of DShield.org states, "Academic institutions face the challenge of maintaining an open network while also 
providing security for their users. This data will help them decide what protection to deploy while minimizing 
restrictions." Source: HYPERLINK 
"http://news.com.com/Schools+get+tailored+cyberattack+data/2100-7347_3-590068"HYPERLINK 
"http://news.com.com/Schools+get+tailored+cyberattack+data/2100-7347_3-5900684.html?tag=cd.top"http://news.com.com/Schools+get+tailored+cyberattack+data/2100-7347_3-5900684.html?tag=cd.top
 

Ken 

Ken M. Shaurette, CISSP, CISA, CISM 
Information Security Solutions Manager
MPC Security Solutions Group, www.mpcscorp.com 
(262) 523-3300 x60486
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