Re: Scanning Notices

[Matt Marmet <matt.marmet () ARMSTRONG EDU>]

Roger,

Do you notify the campus that you are doing this? We are concerned that
someone somewhere will pick our scans up and misinterpret our motives as
"spying".

Regards,

Matt

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Roger A Safian
<r-safian () northwestern edu>wrote:

>  We do a non-stop, selective, Nessus scan of the campus.  If and when we
> find a problem, we notify the local security contact (no more than one
> notification per month, per machine) so they can address the problem.****
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> It works, but, I am not sure it is as valuable as it once was since most
> machines have a firewall enabled, and many newer Nessus tests require local
> credentials, which we do not have.****
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> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:
> SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Matt Marmet
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:16 AM
> *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Subject:* [SECURITY] Scanning Notices****
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> Hello Everyone,****
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>
> Here at Armstrong we are looking in to scanning our internal networks
> (desktop and server networks). I was wondering if other institutions were
> doing this and with what frequency? Also, do you notify the campus that
> these scans are going to be taking place and, if so, how much lead time do
> you give the campus? What kind of email or disclaimers do you send out
> letting people know what the scan includes? We are only looking at basic
> port scans and such at the moment. Everything we would be doing is
> non-invasive and not "invading" the users desktops looking for personal
> data. Thanks for your replies.****
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>  ****
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> Regards,****
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> Matt
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> Armstrong Atlantic State University
> 11935 Abercorn Street
> Savannah, GA 31419
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Matt Marmet
Director of IT Security, CISO
Armstrong Atlantic State University
11935 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA 31419
Desk: (912) 344-3528
Cell:  (912) 414-0684

Security Tip: No matter how authentic the request appears, if you are asked
in an email or via the phone to provide your password - it is a SCAM.

******* The CIS Team will NEVER, EVER, EVER ----- EVER ask for your
username and password via Email. Don't respond to any requests for
this information ******