Re: Role of Campus Police.

[Gary Dobbins <dobbins () ND EDU>]

> > I really am of the opinion that if we can get to the point
> > where everyone knows his or her role in the protection of information,
> > we won't have much need for security specialists.

I agree with this point.  It's pretty rare that anyone has to engage a
security consultant to lock your house at night.  Effective (read:
sufficient for typical deterrence levels) security should become as
intuitive and easy as possible for the average user.

Even in the analogy, there remains a role for "security consultants" to
play.  If a homeowner wants to go above and beyond the norm, or if a
business has unusual security needs, there are consultants able to help
design a solution.

But those consultants shouldn't be needed forever at the "routine" levels
of security, though we seem to be so-needed still today.

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  Gary Dobbins, CISSP -- Director, Information Security
  University of Notre Dame, Office of Information Technologies

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