Security Awareness Day - October 26th

[Rodney Petersen <rpetersen () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

How many of you knew that National Security Awareness day is Sunday,
October 26th?  (I didn't until yesterday.)  I am curious if any
institutions have any programs or activities scheduled to coincide with
this day?  More information is available from the Stay Safe Online web
site sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance at
http://www.staysafeonline.info/

The Washington Post also reported yesterday that the Department of
Homeland Security and a group of high-tech companies are launching a
nationwide media blitz warning customers about how to protect themselves
against hackers, viruses and fraudsters online.  The consumer education
campaign is a key pillar of the Bush administration's cybersecurity
strategy.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7600-2003Oct23.html

A couple of weeks ago I posted a notice about a new Security Awareness
Initiative of the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task
Force.  Several of you have expressed interest in participating or
responded with information about your own campus initiatives.  If you
are attending the annual EDUCAUSE conference we invite you to join us
for an Open Meeting of the Security Task Force on Thursday, November
6th, at 12:45 p.m. in Ballroom E.  We will report on accomplishments and
describe a number of new initiatives, including efforts to improve
security awareness and facilitate the sharing of campus outreach
materials.  We will share a report from that meeting following the
conference with members of the Security Discussion Group.

There are several sessions at this year's conference that address
security awareness:

-Track Session on "Security Training and Awareness on a Budget" on
Wednesday at 3:50 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.

-Poster Sessions on "Awareness Is the Key to Security" and Security
Awareness and Defense in Depth:  Methods for Expanding Security
Strategies to Academic Departments" on Wednesday at 4:55 p.m. - 6:10
p.m.
-The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research will also reveal the results
of its comprehensive survey in a session entitled "IT Security:  The
State of the Practice in Higher Education" which includes findings
regarding security awareness on Thursday, 8:10 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

I look forward to seeing many of you in Anaheim and look forward to
learning more about your campus security awareness efforts.

Regards,
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Rodney Petersen
Security Task Force Coordinator, EDUCAUSE



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