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Track 1A Strategy for Network Convergence: Data, Video, and VoiceThursday, November 06, 2003 Javier Leon, Executive Director - OIT, Sungard Higher Education, Bergen Community College Michael D. Redmond, Professor, Philosophy and Religion, Bergen Community College Dennis Simms, Assoc Director Information Systems, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Bergen Community College is transforming its campus network into a fully converged network that can deliver data, video, and voice. This presentation will focus on convergence as a business strategy for leveraging an institution's investment in its data network and will include an overview of the project and its phases. A Unified Digital Campus: Marshall University's SolutionThursday, November 06, 2003 Bradley F. Morgan, Assistant Director, Faculty Support, OIT, Western Michigan University Terri Tomblin-Byrd, Director, ICS: Databases & Shared Systems, Marshall University Marshall University evolved from providing Web-based services requiring separate authentication processes and ongoing data synchronization schemes to a unified digital campus. This presentation illustrates how MU provides 53,000+ faculty, staff, students, alumni, and affiliates with single sign-on access to various connected information services including e-mail, online courses, and administrative self-service applications. Affordable Broadband Connectivity: Different Approaches for Different R&E NeedsWednesday, November 05, 2003 Earving L. Blythe, Vice President for Information Technology, Virginia Tech Steven C. Corbato, Director, Cyberinfrastructure Strategic Initiatives, University of Utah Timothy Lance, President and Chairman, NYSERNet, Inc. Garret Sern, Government Relations Officer, EDUCAUSE Panelists will discuss several community fiber-optic initiatives and their potential impact on the higher education community. Complementing these initiatives, the Net@EDU Broadband Pricing working group has begun to articulate a vision for our communities' future networking needs to federal policy makers. Panelists will report on progress and discuss how to approach the challenge of obtaining affordable high-speed connectivity. Creating a Computer Security Incident Response TeamWednesday, November 05, 2003 Robin Ruefle, Member of the Technical Staff, Carnegie Mellon University When computer security incidents occur, it is critical for organizations to have an effective means of responding. The speed with which organizations can recognize, analyze, and respond to incidents can limit the damage done and lower the recovery cost. This presentation will discuss best practices in building such incident response capabilities. Current Developments in PKIThursday, November 06, 2003 Peter S. Alterman, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Technology Strategy, U.S. General Services Administration Clair W. Goldsmith, Senior Advisor for Information Technology, University of Texas System Kenneth J. Klingenstein, Director, Internet2 Middleware and Security, Internet2 Steven Worona, Director of Policy & Networking Programs, EDUCAUSE Over the past year there have been several exciting developments in PKI for higher education: The Shibboleth authentication/authorization system has made great strides; Internet2 has formalized arrangements for a "sector CA" to issue specially authenticated campus certificates; administrative and operational arrangements for the Higher Education Bridge have crystalized; and the National Institutes of Health Phase III Pilot has created an eye-opening proof of concept for electronic grant applications. At this session, several of the key individuals involved in these projects will describe the nature and impact of their activities. Defining Risk and Fixing the Top 20: Security 101 for a Small SchoolFriday, November 07, 2003 John Bruggeman, Director of Information Systems, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion What are the security issues for a small school with small budgets? Am I a target if I'm a small school with a low profile? Basic security rules and policies should be implemented at any school and home. What you have to address will vary depending on your risk assessment, not your budget. Directory-Enabling Applications: Techniques from the TrenchesThursday, November 06, 2003 Brendan Bellina, Identity Services Architect, University of Southern California LDAP directory-enabled applications reduce the number of IDs and passwords required to access campus services, but integration with a campus directory can prove difficult. The Notre Dame directory team will share their real-world experiences integrating Sendmail, WebCT, Clarify, MacOS-X "Jaguar," and other applications with their campus directory service. Distributed Network Security Using Free Tools in University EnvironmentsThursday, November 06, 2003 Jeffrey Bollinger, IT Security Analyst, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Douglas Brown, Manager of Security Resources, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Through multilayered defenses and distributed incident response, the ITS-Security office at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been able to cripple massive and minor attacks with existing tools and architectures, many of which are normally available to most environments. This presentation will describe the procedures used to rapidly contain and suppress network intrusions. Fighting Back with an Alliance for Secure Computing and NetworkingWednesday, November 05, 2003 A. Wayne Donald, Information Technology Security Officer, Virginia Tech Cathy Hubbs, Chief Information Security Officer, American University Shirley C. Payne, Assistant VP for Information Security, Policy, and Records, University of Virginia Darlene H. Quackenbush, Information Security Officer/Planning, James Madison University Coping with increasing threats to computers and networks is difficult, if not impossible, for institutions. By banding together and leveraging field-proven security practices, experienced staff, and the latest cybersecurity research, we have a fighting chance. This presentation will discuss VA SCAN, a Virginia higher education alliance formed to accomplish just that. I-Light: A Foundation for Innovation--Building Indiana's Optical Fiber InfrastructureThursday, November 06, 2003 David E. Jent, Associate Vice President-Network Infrastructures, Indiana University Stephen Mayo, Associate VP for Telecommunications, Purdue University Brian D. Voss, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology & CIO, Louisiana State University This ultra-high-speed optical fiber infrastructure, built by Indiana and Purdue Universities with funding from the State of Indiana, provides near-limitless bandwidth among three core research campuses, as well as digital on-ramps to the commodity internet and Internet2. It has removed network connectivity as a constraint on research, teaching and learning, and information technology systems and services deployment, and provides a basis for expansion of the network throughout the state.Winner: 2003 EDUCAUSE Award for Excellence in Networking. Award sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc., An EDUCAUSE Bronze Partner. Information Security Risk Evaluation for Colleges and UniversitiesWednesday, November 05, 2003 Carol Woody, Sr Technical Staff, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University provides a security risk-management methodology that can be tailored easily to meet the demands of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace for higher education. Using a self-directed process, information security risks are assessed and mitigation plans developed based on best practices built from CERT vulnerability expertise and broad industry experience. IP Communications: Converged Voice and Data NetworkThursday, November 06, 2003 Joshua Peluso, Assistant Director of Administrative Systems, SUNY College at Cortland Daniel R. Sidebottom, Director, Administrative Computing Services, SUNY College at Cortland Seven months of preparation comes to fruition in a seamless, 15-minute cut-over. Learn how IP Voice-enabled applications can increase campus communication and bring feature-rich services to your users -- and how careful planning at SUNY Cortland brought an idea to reality with minimal campus disruption. Bring questions and an open mind about the future of voice communication. Winner: 2003 EDUCAUSE Award for Excellence in Networking. Award sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc., An EDUCAUSE Bronze Partner. Large-Scale Deployment of a Secure Wireless NetworkWednesday, November 05, 2003 Gary Bernstein, Director, Network & Communications Services, McGill University Quan Nguyen, Associate Director, Systems Engineering, McGill University Ubiquitous 802.11 wireless access to 30,000 students and 7,000 staff members across a campus consisting of more than 120 buildings and 14 libraries? McGill accomplished this by teaming up with Colubris to create its own solution. Learn about this partnership's resulting product, which addresses educational environment issues including security, user authentication, and scalability. Realization of a Vision: Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure for the Swiss Higher Education CommunityWednesday, November 05, 2003 Martin Sutter, Head of Netservices, SWITCH Our vision is to build a virtual community that will allow all persons associated with the higher education system in Switzerland to access its electronic resources in a secure manner. The important missing infrastructure is currently under development, led by SWITCH, the Swiss Education and Research Network. Selection, Deployment, and Management of Open-Source Security ToolsThursday, November 06, 2003 Rod Marten, Asst Director Strategic Information Technology, Maricopa Community College District Carol Myers, Director, College Technology, Paradise Valley Community College Institutions are caught between increasing security needs and costs and decreasing budgets. Open-source security tools offer significant cost savings and flexibility over commercial solutions. They also provide new management challenges. This session will cover selection, deployment, and support issues with open-source tools and suggest how to mitigate them. Staying Ahead of the Security Curve with Finite ResourcesThursday, November 06, 2003 James A. Downing, Information Security Officer, University of Cincinnati Diana Noelcke, Director Enterprise Communication, University of Cincinnati "Security begins at the planning phase." It sounds simple, but many approach security as an add-on. This presentation will include policies, planning, communications, and strategies used by the University of Cincinnati. Learn these strategies to assist with Internet worms such as Code Red, Nimda, and Slammer, minimizing impact on your network. The Holy Grail: Enterprise-Wide LDAP Integration in a Mixed EnvironmentFriday, November 07, 2003 Philip Allred, Chief Information Officer, Brooklyn Law School Francis Chin, Information Technology, Brooklyn Law School Is a single username and password a practical goal? A school with 1,500 graduate students has integrated Microsoft desktops/servers and open-source e-mail/Web servers with OpenLDAP. It has plans to add its administrative system as well. This presentation will describe the challenges and benefits of such a system. Through the Eye of the Hacker: A Look at Security and the FutureThursday, November 06, 2003 Amy Hennings, Assistant Director, Information Security, The George Washington University Krizi Trivisani, Chief Security Officer, The George Washington University The security challenge of most institutions of higher education is to reduce risk by implementing best practice information security programs while balancing academic freedom. You must know what threats you face and be able to recognize hacker tools and strategies in order to defend your organization. Web ServicesWednesday, November 05, 2003 Ted Dodds, Vice Provost, Information Technology, The University of British Columbia Richard Spencer, Executive Director - Information Technology, The University of British Columbia The simple, open, standards-based protocols that comprise Web services create new possibilities for using technology to support research, learning, and administrative work. Web services let us focus on people and process, rather than systems and technology. This presentation will offer a nontechnical overview of Web services, plus some real working examples of Web services at the University of British Columbia. WebSpace, the File Frontier: A Web-Based File Storage Solution for Students and FacultyWednesday, November 05, 2003 PJ Abrams, Senior Systems Analyst, University of Texas at Austin Storing and sharing files is vital to student computing and instruction, but many programs cause bloated in-boxes and security challenges. Enter WebSpace--a "no instructions needed" secure file storage service. WebSpace is integrated with the campus authentication system and offers simple, Web-based file storage and personal Web publishing, but with quota and bandwidth controls. |
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