Re: Education sector most affected by malware

["DiGrazia, Mick A" <mick.digrazia () UCONN EDU>]

I wanted to just caution the group that after sending this email I received a sales attempt from Blue Coat referencing 
my email, wanting to discuss how to prevent "such malware" at our institution.

I clearly sent the message to provoke discussion not as a cry for help from vendors anxious to make a large sale. I 
thought this list was for higher education InfoSec professionals but learned that this may not be the case. 

While Blue Coat will never receive my business based on their questionable tactics, I wanted to make the group aware 
that this list may not be the best place to be sharing information pertinent to your organization; unless, of course 
you feel that this type of use (and perhaps other, more insidious uses) of this list are okay. 

If Blue Coat is trolling the list for sales opportunities, I'd question who else has access to this list and harvesting 
information.


Mick A. DiGrazia
University of Connecticut
Information Technology Services
(860) 486-1336
mick.digrazia () uconn edu


-----Original Message-----
From: DiGrazia, Mick A 
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:16 AM
To: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
Subject: Education sector most affected by malware

Education owns 44% of malware infections by industry

http://www.scmagazineus.com/education-sector-most-affected-by-malware/article/180337/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SCMagazineHome+%28SC+Magazine%29


Mick A. DiGrazia
University of Connecticut
Information Technology Services
(860) 486-1336
mick.digrazia () uconn edu