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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Open Source
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The Move to Open Standards: A Unifying Force to Get More from Your Enterprise Technology
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April 18, 2013
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A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013
The emergence of digital devices, learning platforms, and applications promises easier access to a variety of content, increased productivity, and realization of personalized learning. Unfortunatel…
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Using OSSEC Open-Source, Host-Based Intrusion Detection
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April 13, 2010
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A session at the Security 2010
OSSEC is a free, open-source, cross-platform, host-based intrusion detection system. The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences has used OSSEC for several years. We utilize OSSEC to…
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Linking Remote Sites with OpenVPN
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April 14, 2010
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A session at the Security 2010
OpenVPN is a free, open-source, multiplatform VPN client and server system. This session will discuss deploying it on commodity hardware to enable secure connection of geographically distinct netwo…
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Intrusion Detection: Getting to Know Bro
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September 14, 2009
The open-source Bro network intrusion detection system provides a flexible framework for high-performance traffic inspection. Bro's extensive application-layer analysis provides deep insight i…
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Community Source Software: The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning? - Sponsored by PGP Corporation
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May 29, 2008
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A session at the Enterprise Information & Technology Conference 2008
Community source is designed to coordinate the work of different user IT organizations sharing the same purpose and requirements. An alternative to commercial applications and custom development, i…
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Managing Security the Intelligent Way: Moving from Spreadsheets to a Knowledge Base
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April 12, 2007
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A session at the Security 2007
Maintaining separate spreadsheets on server configurations, firewalls, and personal identity data, each with redundant and inconsistent information, is inappropriate in today's security climat…
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Network Monitoring with Nagios
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April 11, 2007
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A session at the Security 2007
Nagios is a freely available open source network and host monitoring tool. This presentation will discuss using Nagios in an academic environment to monitor servers, detect network problems, and al…
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Force10 Networks - Is Open Source Key to High-Speed Security?
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April 11, 2007
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A session at the Security 2007
As network speed has increased over the past three years, security has failed to keep pace. Traditional firewalls and intrusion protection systems can't handle proprietary rule sets or increas…
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Three Views from the Crystal Ball
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May 25, 2006
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A session at the Enterprise Technology Conference 2006
Concerned about where your core administrative systems are headed? Want to be sure you're investing in the right technologies for the future? Our three speakers will share their views on the f…
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The Botherd is Coming! How Education and Technology Can Stop the Stampede
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April 11, 2006
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A session at the Security 2006
High-speed connections and lots of personal computers make campus networks target-rich environments for botnet recruitment. UAlbany has neither a campus firewall nor pre-connection policy enforceme…

















