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Making the Campus Web Safer, One Application at a Time: April 11, 2007 | A session at the Security 2007
A year ago, UT Austin identified Web application security as an important initiative for developers. As part of that initiative, UT developed an application security curriculum focused on the Open …
Sensitive Information Sweep Using Cornell's Spider: April 11, 2007 | A session at the Security 2007
Colorado State University and the University of Colorado each chose Cornell University's Spider search utility to find sensitive information on Windows, OSX, Linux, and Solaris computers. Work…
Unauthenticated Authentication: Null Bytes and the Affect on Web-based: January 1, 2006

This paper describes a vulnerability that may affect web-based applications that insecurely implement LDAP simple binds for the authentication of users. Web-based applications that fail to properly…
A Tale of Two Tracks: Social Engineering Your Students and Detecting Bots with DNS: January 1, 2006

High-speed connections and lots of personal computers make campus networks target-rich environments for malware and botnet recruitment. Without a policy enforcement tool to manage student connect…
SafetyNet: An Open Source, Self-Service, Proactive Security Scanner: April 11, 2006 | A session at the Security 2006
SafetyNet, an open source, Web-based application framework, allows authorized users to proactively scan individual and groups of computer systems for security vulnerabilities. Learn how Virginia Te…
Mining Flows for Intrusion Data: April 11, 2006 | A session at the Security 2006
Most IP flow collectors are used as evidence lockers, quietly storing records until needed for a forensic investigation, or used for billing and accounting purposes. Much of this data can be mined …
Surveying the Steps to a Secure Emory University: March 28, 2006

This research bulletin summarizes how Emory University used the results of a security survey of higher education institutions to make important, peer-informed decisions on how to secure and prote…
SunGard Collegis Inc. - Spooks in the Machine: Proactive Strategies for Securing Your Network: April 5, 2005 | A session at the Security 2005
With the rise of spam, spyware, and viruses, the push is on to develop strategies to better protect our institutions. From aligning security goals with institutional objectives, to security assessm…
Fences Make Good Neighbors: Policing and Protecting Academic Networks: March 7, 2005 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2005
While there are many tools to protect your network (virus scanners, firewalls), worms still find a way to get in. We have designed an all-in-one tool to address worm detection, isolation, system sc…
Perfigo, Inc./Cisco Systems, Inc., An EDUCAUSE Platinum Partner - Cleaning Dirty Machines and Other Tales at the Network Edge: January 13, 2005 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2005
Last year worms wreaked paths of destruction across universities and colleges. Determined to avert a similar scenario this fall, several universities installed CleanMachines, a system that scans in…

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