Re: IT Security in Higher Ed.

[John Ladwig <John.Ladwig () CSU MNSCU EDU>]

I think one of the major issues differentiating higher-ed from other sectors is in the culture of governance and 
decision-making, which is much more collaborative and rather slower than other sectors.  Other sectors seem to me to 
have more tolerance for top-down decision-making and aggressive timelines for change.

   -jml

> > > "Hart, Lee Anne" <LeeAnne.Hart () MONTGOMERYCOLLEGE EDU> 2009-10-22 08:56 >>>
Hello,

I'd like to do a little research on how or if IT Security in Higher
Education is different from other organizations such as the government and
corporate America.  

- Are the threats/risks different?
- Is the purpose or goal different?
- Are there organizational differences?
- Unique challenges to working in higher ed?
- Why do you work in higher ed?
- Unique benefits to higher ed?   
- Have you worked for the government or a "for profit" company? If so, what
differences do you see?
- Should it be different? Why/why not?
- Do you know of similar articles or threads on this topic?
- Other?

Thanks in advance for you help. Feel free to respond offline. I'll review
the responses and use the information in blog entry I'll share with list. 

Thanks,
Lee Anne

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Lee Anne Hart, CISSP
IT Security Analyst
Montgomery College
15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 310
Rockville, MD 20855
240-567-3142 (O)
240-731-2332 (C)