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Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education?
From: Eric Case <ecase () EMAIL ARIZONA EDU>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:57:40 -0700
I would agree. See <http://www.911commission.gov/report/911Report_Ch7.htm> and <http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/31354>. The Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) was not in my college but had (still have?) many more visits from the FBI after 9/11. It was a pain for the CESL faculty and staff as well as the college IT group. -Eric Eric Case, CISSP eric (at) ericcase (dot) com http://www.linkedin.com/in/ericcase From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Ozzie Paez Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 9:04 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? I just want to pass along the results of our investigations into issues related to security in general, awareness and engagement in academia following 9/11. Terrorist networks have shown interest in recruiting at universities and using resources, materials and system to facilitate attacks on and off campus. US, British and other intelligence agencies have reported this for years. And it should not be surprising, as many radical groups in the US and abroad have historically found some of their supporters on campuses. The issue here is not whether your institution will be hit, but rather whether any academic institution will be targeted, exploited, attacked or used to launch an attack on the public. If any university is used or exploited to launch a terrorist attack, the impact on other institutions will likely reflect what happened to those airlines not involved on 9/11, i.e. they were equally affected by the government's response. Most attack scenarios involving the academy also involve IT, directly or indirectly, as a means to capture information, transmit information, gain access, gain entry, etc. So, academics should realize that their world can change in a moment, as all airlines experienced beginning on 9/12/01, if lax security leads to a terror event. I would recommend that you include a concise, clear picture of how being security conscious will not only help protect the university from cyber related attacks, but also help the security staff protect the ability of all members, from students to faculty, to function should a major exploit result in overnight government demands for heightened security. Those institutions with poor systems, awareness and demonstrated commitment will likely suffer many more disruptions in their routines and endure greater security demands than those who can demonstrate that they have been successfully working with all members of their institution, including the faculty. Ozzie Paez SSE/SAIC From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Jon Good Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:22 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Researching a question posed by our Academic Senate leadership: What approaches have worked at other institutions to persuade faculty to get on the security awareness bandwagon [take the "training"]? Jon Good Director, Information Security Information Resources & Communications University of California Office of the President 415 - 20th Street, 3rd Floor Oakland, CA 94612-2901 (510) 987-0518
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- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education?, (continued)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Patria, Patricia (Oct 30)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Allison Dolan (Nov 17)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Matthew Wollenweber (Nov 17)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Hugh Burley (Nov 17)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Delaney, Cherry L. (Nov 25)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Raymond, Jessica (Nov 25)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Delaney, Cherry L. (Nov 25)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Hugh Burley (Nov 25)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? randy marchany (Nov 27)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Ozzie Paez (Nov 27)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Eric Case (Nov 27)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Terri Jones (Nov 29)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Allison Dolan (Nov 30)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Ozzie Paez (Nov 30)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Matthew Wollenweber (Nov 30)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Delaney, Cherry L. (Nov 30)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Steve Romig (Dec 01)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Ken Connelly (Dec 01)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Ozzie Paez (Dec 01)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Hugh Burley (Dec 01)
- Re: Faculty Acceptance of Security Awareness Education? Matthew Wollenweber (Dec 01)
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