Intrusion Detection and Prevention

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Intrusion Detection and Prevention

Border Patrol: Access Denied!

October 25, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference

The University of Notre Dame recently changed its network border policy to deny most unsolicited network traffic from the Internet. A small set of services like the Web, secure shell, and VPN are a…

Stop, Drop, and Roll: Prevent and Douse Cyber Incidents

October 24, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference

Presenting two best-practice models for cyber incidents: To prevent cyber incidents, learn how to use an uncomplicated cyber risk assessment to help you focus your institution's limited resour…

How to Successfully Defend Against IRC Bots, Compromises, and Information Leaks

October 12, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2006 Annual Conference

IRC "bots," Trojan horses, rootkits, "zero day" threats, compromised PCs . . . sound familiar? These threats can result in sensitive data exposures, not to mention the hassles o…

Ensure IT's Quality, Ensure IT's Security, or Throw IT Out!

October 11, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2006 Annual Conference

This presentation on application hacking and programming blunders that compromise security will be an eye-opening session for IT professionals at all levels. We will demonstrate and explain common …

Seminar 09F - Effective IT Security Practices PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.

October 9, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2006 Annual Conference

IT security is a critical issue in higher education. This seminar will focus on network security architectures, infrastructure, data security, incident detection, prevention, and response. A framew…

Distributed Network Security Using Free Tools in University Environments

January 1, 2003

Through multilayered defenses and distributed incident response, the ITS-Security office at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been able to cripple massive and minor attacks with e…

Through the Eye of the Hacker: A Look at Security and the Future

January 1, 2003

The security challenge of most institutions of higher education is to reduce risk by implementing best practice information security programs while balancing academic freedom. You must know what th…