Re: What Every President Needs To Know

[Tom Neiss <TNeiss () UAMAIL ALBANY EDU>]

Rodney
Thank you for asking.  Although I have many issues that presidents need to
know I would like to know if what is happening in my state is happening
elsewhere.  As a public institution we are part of state government. Our
state government IT office may adopt a very stringent security policy which
is currently in draft form. I am wondering if other public institutions are
seeing this happening in their states?  Basically, having to subscribe to a
very stringent policy that doesn't take into consideration academic freedom,
teaching, research and service?  And, if so, how are they addressing that
issue.  For my university it would take considerable funding to support such
a policy.
This policy is well overdue and is very well written, however, if higher
education has to subscribe to this policy it will be very costly and may
require policy that affects our missions.  Senior management needs to be
aware of that.
Thomas R. Neiss
Interim Director of Telecommunications and Information Security
State University of New York
University at Albany
1400 Washington Avenue
MSC 209
Albany, NY 12222
(518) 437-3800
(518) 437-3810 (F)
tneiss () uamail albany edu


-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney Petersen [mailto:rpetersen () EDUCAUSE EDU]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 6:33 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] What Every President Needs To Know


The recent thread concerning "CEO/Cabinet language on security issues"
is a timely topic for the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network
Security Task Force.  Marty Hoag in his message alluded to a scheduled
presentation from the Security Task Force to the Board of the American
Council on Education (ACE).  A presentation to the ACE Board, comprised
of college and university presidents (see
http://www.acenet.edu/about/ace_board.cfm), is scheduled for this
Saturday, Februar 15th, immediately prior to the ACE Annual Meeting.

As the Security Task Force prepares its remarks and refines its messages
for college and university presidents, we would welcome your advice, in
general, and especially your response to the following phrase:

What Every President Needs To Know About Computer and Network Security

Please share your ideas, case studies, anecdotes, experiences, and other
words of wisdom that the Security Task Force should consider as we make
the case before college and university presidents of the need for and
importance of improved computer and network security for higher education.

Please share your responses with the entire Discussion Group.  Any input
received this week will be useful as we finalize our presentation.

Thanks in advance for your assistance,

Rodney Petersen
Security Task Force Coordinator
EDUCAUSE

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