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Spring 2008
Information Security

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— Top Stories —

  Information Security at UC
  by Kevin McLaughlin, Director of Information Security 
  A lot has been happening in the information security arena over the past couple of years. 

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  Common Sense Requires No Policy
  by Kevin McLaughlin 
  Do we need a policy to tell people to follow their common sense?  

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  Cyberwarfare Erupts at UC
  by Kevin McLaughlin 
  Future IT professionals get a taste of cyberwarfare. 

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  Cyberwar!
  by Quinn Shamblin 
  As part of their final exam, Information Security and Privacy students engage in cyberwar games! 

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  How to Sidestep a Social Engineer
  by Kim Logan 
  The most powerful deterrant may be your awareness. 

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  Identity Management and What it Means to Us
  by Quinn Shamblin 
  Recently, UCit has delivered Password Self Service (PSS), which allows users to change or reset their own passwords, and Directory Synch, which is a behind-the-scenes feature which has synchronized several login systems.  What's coming next? 

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  Information Security Awareness 2008-'09
  by Quinn Shamblin 
  UC Information Security offers information to help you remain aware and stay safe. 

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  Network Security Enhanced
  by Bruce Burton 
  Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol snooping and Address Resolution Protocol inspection enhance network security at UC. 

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  Secure Your Cell Phone
  by Mary Jane Clark 
  Secure your cell phone like you secure your wallet. 

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  Vulnerable System and Application
Scanning and Reporting
  by Kim Logan 
  Proactive vulnerability scanning allows us to see the flaws in our systems and applications, and good reports tell us exactly how to fix those flaws.  

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— Other News —

  AIT&L Merges with UCit and University Libraries
  by Michael Lieberman and Victoria Montavon 
  At the end of February, the administration accepted the recommendation to merge the IT function of AIT&L with the Instructional and Research Computing division of UCit and to merge the Health Sciences Library with University Libraries. 

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  Semesters for UC
  by Pat Krekeler 
  The Semester Conversion Task Force will submit its final report to the President on May 21st.  

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  Topics in English Available Now
  by Mary Jane Clark 
  Love it or hate it, English is the literary and technical "coin of the realm." Web documents on various topics in English are now available to provide you with a quick reference to common language errors and fixes - and more. 

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  UC Flex Improved
  by Mark Young 
  The University of Cincinnati continues working to improve the Flex system and the infrastructure that supports it.  

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— UC Mobile —

  UC Mobile Competition Update
  by Mark Faulkner 
  The teams produced application prototypes by the end of winter quarter and must subsequently have fully functional beta applications by the end of April. 

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  UC Mobile is on the Move
  by Diana Noelcke 
  We are preparing an ad campaign to market to UC’s largest incoming freshman class for Fall 2008, and anticipating some cool new applications.  

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