Re: Faculty Laptops

[James Wilcox <jim () WILCOXS NET>]

When you audit laptops that have been out for 6-12 months, do find that
strategy to have been effective?

jrw

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[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of SANDRA DELK
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in a word...training. After installing a firewall to a laptop I sit down
with the user and show them the different types of alerts they could
receive. I show and explain how the firewall will ask for permission
when accessing the network. Most of it is common sense. For example, if
your user is working in an excel spreadsheet that is located on the
users hard drive and an alert pops up informing them that a or any
program is trying to gain access to the internet, well the odds are good
that the user would want to deny permission.

Hope this helps,

Sandi Delk
Helpdesk/Network Technician
University of Alaska Anchorage
Center for Human Development
ansed () uaa alaska edu



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[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU]On Behalf Of Michelle Mueller
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Subject: [SECURITY] Faculty Laptops


Some of our faculty have laptops that they take home to do work.  We are
wondering what to do about the security issues this causes.  If the
faculty member has broad band and no firewall (the laptops do not have a
firewall installed), their laptop could become compromised at home.
Then, when they attach their computer to our network, our network is
compromised.  The logical solution would be to install a firewall but
I'm worried that when it asks for permission for an application to
access the internet the user will answer wrong.   I'm wondering what
others are doing to solve this.

Thanks,
Michelle

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