Re: passworded screen savers with timeouts, do you enforce?

["Parker, Ron" <Ron.Parker () BRAZOSPORT EDU>]

I just want to point out that Randy, uh Dr. Vaughn to me, taught me some
of what I know since he was one of my favorite professors at Baylor! I
don't remember if we covered this topic in systems analysis and design?
However, I'm sure that I learned something about being reasonable in
your course. 

I haven't had this exact conversation about password screensavers with
anyone here but I have tried this approach on another similar unpopular
policy or two and it did have some success. So, I guess the answer to
your question is that I've survived the repurcussions!

--
Ron Parker, Director of Information Technology, Brazosport College
Voice: (979) 230-3480             FAX: (979) 230-3111
http://www.brazosport.edu
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: RL Vaughn [mailto:Randy_Vaughn () BAYLOR EDU] 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 2:13 PM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] passworded screen savers with 
> timeouts, do you enforce?
>
> Ah, the voice of reason!
>
> How are you doing?
>
>
>
> Parker, Ron wrote:
> > Some people may not care about "security" but they usually 
> care about 
> > themselves. Perhaps you could try this approach:
> >
> > "Security incidents cost the college money, maybe a lot of 
> money, in 
> > legal and other bills plus staff time, etc. Security incidents also 
> > reduce public confidence in the institution and may make 
> students (or 
> > parents of those students) choose another college. For state or 
> > taxpayer funded institutions, this also makes it harder for 
> > legislators to want to increase funding or for taxpayers to want to 
> > endure yet another property tax increase. This reduces the 
> amount of 
> > money available for employee salaries, raises, etc. This may have a 
> > direct impact on you and everyone else who works for the 
> college. So, 
> > is it really so much trouble to type your password again?"
> >
> > --
> > Ron Parker, Director of Information Technology, Brazosport College
> >  
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael Fox [mailto:Mfox () GEORGIASOUTHERN EDU]
> > > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 4:25 PM
> > > To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > > Subject: [SECURITY] passworded screen savers with timeouts, do you 
> > > enforce?
> > >
> > > Last month I asked for reasons why we should utilize passworded 
> > > screen savers and I want to say thanks to everyone that responded.
> > >
> > > Now I need to ask if you enforce the screen saver password lockout 
> > > and if you do how do you do it? Also how did you go about 
> getting it 
> > > past the nay sayers that don't want to have anything make 
> them type 
> > > their password in more than once a day.
> > >
> > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help.
> > >
> > > Mike