Re: Please print and post - changing approach

[Walter Petruska <wpetruska () USFCA EDU>]

Here's a different take (not that I disagree with the other observations):

1.) We use Google for our mail system, and as such, I viewed the
document using Google's 'view document' function which safely
generates a rendering of the .pdf in the browser, rather than
downloading anything to my computer.

2.) I enjoyed viewing the attached poster pages, and reading about a
whole day of activities and speakers who are working to educate their
communities about security risks and what they can do to protect
themselves.

That was, I believe, the intention of the poster's creation.

I will not be in the area that day, so I can not attend or participate
myself. However I wish the event planners good luck and great
attendance.

Most of us have a direct charge of educating members of the Higher
Education community to security threats and safeguards, so we know how
hard a task it is to put together a good program and get people to
'tune in'.

Perhaps this incident can serve another good by being an object lesson
shared with the attendees about how to effectively preface or
introduce material attached to an e-mail.

It may not have been intentional, but the poster- even unread by many
here- has served the greater purpose of cyber safety education; and
spawned lively conversation and debate within another higher education
community right here in this listserve.

Happy National Cyber Security Month!

-Walter Petruska
University of San Francisco

On 10/12/10, Mclaughlin, Kevin (mclaugkl) <mclaugkl () ucmail uc edu> wrote:
> Hopefully that's what all us security folks did :-)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
> Sent: Tue Oct 12 09:13:48 2010
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Please print and post -
>
> Precisely - I deleted about the time I read "Please print..."
>
>
> On 10/12/10 7:11 AM, "Roger Safian" <r-safian () NORTHWESTERN EDU> apparently
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for asking….when I saw this I deleted it while muttering something
> > about the orbital anvil delivery system.  ;-)
> >
> >
> > From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> > [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Steven Alexander
> > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 5:07 PM
> > To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Please print and post -
> >
> > What is the PDF that you sent out?
> >
> > I, and hopefully most of the other folks on this list, won’t open random
> > attachments just to see what is inside.
> >
> >
> > Steven Alexander Jr.
> > Online Education Systems Manager
> > Merced College
> > 3600 M Street
> > Merced, CA 95348-2898
> > (209) 384-6191
> > alexander.s () mccd edu
> >
> >
> > From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> > [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Dr. Wole Akpose
> > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 2:39 PM
> > To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > Subject: [SECURITY] Please print and post -
> >
> > Please print, post and pass on the attached brochure.
> >
> > Please feel free to invite others to attend
> >
> > Wole Akpose. CISSP, CGEIT, D.Eng, Six Sigma BB.
> > Planning & Information Technology
> > Morgan State University
> > 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
> > Baltimore, MD 21251.
> > p. 443.885.1850 / 443.885.3372
> > f. 443.885.8304 /443.885.8211
> >
> >
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