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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Network Security and Applications
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A Model for Today: Partnering with Industry to Enhance Institutional Information Security Capabilities
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Many academic organizations are facing the same problems: an aging decentralized computing infrastructure, growing use of mobile devices, increasing use of network resources, and ever-present exter…
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Spear Phishing: Novel Techniques for Detection and Prevention
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April 17, 2013
Spear phishing is one of the most serious class of threats that IT security struggles with. While spear phishing attacks are seemingly straightforward, the variability of delivery and infection of …
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Creating an IT Security Baseline
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
The UW–Madison Office of Campus Information Security has worked with the campus community to develop a baseline information systems security standard that's intended to help departments on c…
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Proven Strategies for Web Application Security
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Web application security is the Sisyphean task facing institutions of all sizes. Approaching web application security is an extremely daunting task. University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts…
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Using Students to Pen Test Your Network (for Credit)
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
We taught CMSC498L, an undergraduate class on penetration testing entitled "Secure Maryland" in spring 2012. The main novelty of the class was that students were able to discover, probe…
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How Advanced Log Management Can Trump SIEM: Tales of Woe and Glory
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April 16, 2013
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference
Network situational awareness is a prerequisite for mature information security operations. Achieving and maintaining a sufficient level of situational awareness is a challenge, often amplified i…
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Cybercrime Threats: How Criminals Bypass Security Measures to Steal Your Sensitive Data and Money and Ruin Your Reputation
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May 16, 2012
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2012
Data breaches and credential/PII theft incidents are becoming more prevalent, and recent red flag rules require heightened data security procedures. Meanwhile, BYOD, social media proliferation, and…
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Tools, Techniques, and Practices: Lightning Round
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May 16, 2012
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2012
Discover the tools, techniques, and practices that are already working in higher education and how you can adapt these at your institutions. Georgia Tech—Fighting Backlinks: Identifying and …
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DNS Sinkholing to Reduce Network Compromises
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May 16, 2012
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2012
Large university networks are often decentralized as a result of organic growth and federation between schools. These environments therefore tend to lack centralized network security controls, whic…
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Campus-Wide Vulnerability Scanning
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May 16, 2012
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2012
Scanning a campus network for vulnerabilities and managing the results can be a tedious task. Even a moderately sized network produces too much information to process manually or without a logical …

















