October 27, 2006
More Colleges Strive to Protect Data
To protect their electronic data and computer networks, colleges have stepped up their use of virtual private networks, spam filters, and fire walls, among other measures, according to a report released last week by the Educause Center for Applied Research.
Over the past two years, the report says, the most serious threat facing colleges has shifted. Institutions used to worry about outsiders seizing control of computers and networks, but now the greater danger is that intruders will
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