CAMPUS NETWORK SECURITY

OMIS 682HARKAMEL MANN

A campus network, also known as a campus area network or CAN, is a computer network made up of a variety of local area networks all located within a certain geographical area◦ Administrative buildings, academic buildings,

university libraries, technology centers, gymnasiums, residence halls, student centers, conference centers, and training institutes

Focusing on sensitive information

What is a campus network?

Ohio State University data breach compromised 760,000 people◦ $4 Million

Names, Dates of Birth, addresses, SSN Waited until call centers were up Offered 12 months of free credit protection

◦ Experian, Equifax, Transunion

Campus Network Security

Data security crimes jumped by 47 percent from 2007 to 2008 and are growing exponentially as more and more devices come to market

2010 – 68 breaches◦ OSU led the way with most devastating◦ 2nd place Houston Independent School District

1/3 the size at 232.000

Teach against Breach

Roy Sun hacked into the school’s system to change his grade to A’s from F’s. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail as well as being forced to turn in his diploma

Students have hacked into professors’ computers, whether their personal or faculty laptops to retrieve copies of tests that could be resold to other students

Valuable research of industrial design or pharmaceuticals that someone could have spent 10 years gathering data for

PII isn’t the only reason why!

Identity Finder◦ Software tool that fights identity theft ◦ Finds information most vulnerable to hackers

Scans a computer’s internet browser, files, e-mail, attachments, and a range of other programs to isolate potential sensitive data and gives the student options on what actions they would like to take

Remove them piece by piece, or encrypt the sensitive files for safe storage

Either schedule computer searcher or search on demand

Win from Within

• I propose that NIU makes it a mandatory precursor to entering the network Slow the network/computer Risk/Reward

• Some of the most notorious universities have gave the Enterprise edition of it a shot such as Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard, Indiana, and Notre Dame.

Suggestion

References

eCampus News,. 'Ecn Special Report: Next-Generation Network Security - Ecampus News'. N.p., 2010. Web. 7 Dec. 2015.

eCampus News,. 'Universities Use Tool To Battle Student ID Theft - Ecampus News'. N.p., 2010. Web. 7 Dec. 2015.

Marotti, Ryan, and Ryan Marotti. 'Hacked: Data Breach Costly For Ohio State, Victims Of Compromised Info | The Lantern'. Thelantern.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 7 Dec. 2015.

Accellion.com,. 'Keeping Universities Safe From Data Breaches - Accellion'. N.p., 2015. Web. 7 Dec. 2015.

Questions?