University Networks and Data Security
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Author(s): Bruce Schneier
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Sources(s): Community
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Abstract
In general, the problems of securing a university network are no different than those of securing any other large corporate network. But when it comes to data security, universities have their own unique problems. It's easy to point fingers at students--a large number of potentially adversarial transient insiders. Yet that's really no different from a corporation dealing with an assortment of employees and contractors--the difference is the culture.