Re: Security Breach Notification MIA...

[Matthew Milliron <mmilliron () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

In answer to Daniel's question...

I have more information on your specific notification. I will contact you
offline to discuss.

Matthew


Matthew Milliron, Ed.D.
Chief Information Officer

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On 2/20/13 7:44 AM, "Ken Connelly" <Ken.Connelly () UNI EDU> wrote:

> The archive on the EDUCAUSE site is updated in pretty much real time, so
> that's a place where you could follow the discussion prior to getting a
> digest.  If you look there, you'll see that the majority of the concern
> was the phishy-looking links in the message(s).  That was caused by (1)
> EDUCAUSE's normal use of a third-party mass-mailer (Informz) and (2) the
> click-tracking URLs that were in the message.  Those concerns were
> compounded because the normally sluggish (at best) EDUCAUSE website was
> moving at glacial speeds due to the load.
>
> I noticed the delta between the breech discovery and the announcement,
> but that wasn't a topic of concern as I recall, perhaps partially due to
> the two much more important concerns mentioned above.
>
> - ken
>
> Boyd, Daniel wrote:
> > Has anyone else NOT received their email notification from EduCause
> > about the security breach?  The only reason I found out about it
> > yesterday is because my CIO was watching the chatter on the CIO list
> > about the notification.  I get my security list discussions in digest
> > form, so I had not seen the discussion here.  Anyone else peeved that
> > they waited 14 days to (supposedly) notify everyone?  I¹m not trying
> > to stir up a  flaming discussion (although I probably have succeeded),
> > I really am just curious as to the mood here.
> >
> >  
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >  
> >
> > Daniel H. Boyd (94C)
> > Senior Network Architect
> > Network Operations
> > Berry College
> > Phone: 706-236-1750
> > Fax:     706-238-5824
> >
> > There are two rules to follow with your account passwords:
> > 1. NEVER SEND YOUR PASSWORD VIA EMAIL (TO ANYONE)!!!!!
> > 2. If unsure, consult rule #1
> >
> >  
>
> -- 
> - Ken
> =================================================================
> Ken Connelly             Associate Director, Security and Systems
> ITS Network Services                  University of Northern Iowa
> email: Ken.Connelly () uni edu   p: (319) 273-5850 f: (319) 273-7373
>
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