By Damon Armour, assistant director for Information Security/CISO, contributing writer October is National Cyber Security Awareness month (NCSAM). During the month of October, the Augusta State University (ASU) campus will see an additional focus on information security. Topics will be relevant to both work and home (i.e., email threats/protection, password security, mobile, etc.). Keep an eye out …
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By Damon Armour, Assistant Director for Information Security/CISO, contributing writer Twenty Augusta State students ventured to Atlanta for the state’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) competition. ASU’s chapter placed in 31 of the 40 events, and 17 students qualified for the national competition which will be held June 23-28 in San Antonio, Texas. Nine students had …
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By Damon Armour, assistant director for Information Security/CISO, contributing writer January is data privacy month. The Educause Policy group, an organization that promotes “productive government and campus IT policies and [manages] programs that directly assist campuses as they tackle enterprise technology and policy challenges,” is spreading the word to bring more awareness to data privacy …
Read MorePasswords – Change the defaults Comments Off
By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer How many of us use the same password for our JagNet accounts and online banking accounts? How many share that same password with their favorite blogging site or gaming forum? How many of us have changed the default password on our home routers or mobile phone service …
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By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer Augusta State University has enacted a new policy as of spring 2011 to address information sensitivity. During the IT Audit of 2008 by the Board of Regents, one audit finding was related to the handling of sensitive and confidential information. ASU needed a local policy that identified …
Read MoreData Breach – Threats from the outside Comments Off
By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer and contributing writer Data breach is a popular topic this spring. Last month’s ITS article focused on the Epsilon data breach. In mid-April, Sony PlayStation Network/Entertainment suffered a major security breach affecting up to 100 million people, the ramifications of which are still playing out. Also in April, the …
Read MoreEpsilon Data Breach – Threat of spear phishing Comments Off
By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer What happened? During the last week of March, a marketing firm called Epsilon reported a data breach. Millions of email addresses may have been compromised as part of this breach. There are over 50 major clients of Epsilon affected by the breach. Some of these include 1-800-Flowers, …
Read MoreInformation Brokers: Who has my data? Comments Off
By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer Privacy has been a hot topic over the last 10 years. As more personal information has become digitized, it has become more accessible. A careful balance must be maintained to provide individuals a reasonable level of personal privacy. The issue with privacy is that the scales tend …
Read MoreWireless Security: Lock Your Wireless Connection Like Your Front Door Comments Off
By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer Wireless access continues to grow every day. Increasingly, individuals are relying on their smart phones to tell them where to go, to keep their shopping lists, and to balance their budgets. With all this information flowing freely in the air, individuals need to take precautions to ensure …
Read MoreUpdated WAASU-Wireless Access at ASU Comments Off
By Steve Duckworth and Damon Armour, ITS, contributing writers Wireless Access at ASU, WAASU, as it is known on campus, provides mobile access to the Internet without users having to be physically tied to a data outlet. Imagine eating lunch on the outside patio area at the JSAC – reading email or getting caught up …
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