Below is a link to the May 2012 OUCH! security awareness newsletter, produced by SANS. This month's topic is lead by Joshua Wright and focuses on safely disposing mobile devices: What are you doing with your older devices? Have they been securely wiped? What are your options for disposal?
The newsletter provides a good supplemental educational resource to any security awareness activities going on in your respective areas. Please feel free to share it with colleagues and staff, as appropriate.
OUCH! | May 2012 - Safely Disposing of Your Mobile Device (English)
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OUCH! | April 2012 - Metadata
OUCH! | Translations and Archives
Between 2:43 p.m. and 2:56 p.m. on April 27, 2012 the SOS tracking system inadvertently sent out email messages about previously closed compromised host cases.
If you received a Summary Analysis message during this time frame, no action is required on your part. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience and/or stress that this error may have caused you.
If you received a Summary Analysis message during this time frame, no action is required on your part. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience and/or stress that this error may have caused you.
Below is a link to the April 2012 OUCH! security awareness newsletter, produced by SANS. This month's topic is Metadata, led by James Tarala. The newsletter provides a good supplemental educational resource to any security awareness activities going on in your respective areas. Please feel free to share it with colleagues and staff, as appropriate.
OUCH! | April 2012 - Metadata (English)
Missed the March edition, need a translation, or want to check out more of the archives? Visit these links:
OUCH! | March 2012 - E-mail Dos and Don'ts
OUCH! | Translations and Archives
Thank you to all the speakers, vendors and Penn State faculty and staff
that attended the 2012 Security Conference on Monday, April 2,
and
Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Both days of the conference were a great
success and we look forward to seeing you all at future security training and awareness offerings!
We would love to hear your thoughts about the event. Please take a few minutes to complete our online feedback survey. We appreciate your comments to help us make future events an even bigger success.
If you have any additional questions, please send them to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu.
Note: While the Security Conference was free for those who were registered and attended, be aware that individuals who registered and did not attend will have a fee charged to their departmental budget.
We would love to hear your thoughts about the event. Please take a few minutes to complete our online feedback survey. We appreciate your comments to help us make future events an even bigger success.
If you have any additional questions, please send them to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu.
Note: While the Security Conference was free for those who were registered and attended, be aware that individuals who registered and did not attend will have a fee charged to their departmental budget.
Below is a link to the March 2012 OUCH! security awareness newsletter, produced by SANS. This month's topic is e-mail dos and don'ts, led by Guest Editor Fred Kerby. The newsletter provides a good supplemental educational resource to any security awareness activities going on in your respective areas. Please feel free to share it with colleagues and staff, as appropriate.
OUCH! | March 2012 - E-mail Dos and Don'ts (English)
Missed the February edition, need a translation, or want to check out more of the archives? Visit these links:
OUCH! | February 2012 - Securing Your Mobile Device Apps
OUCH! | Translations and Archives
Penn State faculty and staff are invited to attend the Penn State Security Conference 2012, scheduled for Monday, April 2, and Tuesday, April 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn, University Park, PA. The event is being sponsored by Security Operations and Services (SOS), a unit of Information Technology Services (ITS). The conference brings together security professionals to discuss today's most pressing security issues at Penn State and beyond.
Sessions on day one will focus on broader, more universal security topics, including new types of attacks, writing source code, securing operating systems and networks, and legal and ethical issues. Speakers external and internal to the University, as well as vendor presentations and displays will also be showcased. Day two presentations will cover
security issues specific to Penn State, and will address security technologies or processes being implemented in colleges, departments, or administrative units within the University. An agenda for both days is forthcoming and will be available at this link.
While this conference is a free event, registration for each day is required; attendees may register for either or both days by visiting the pages below:
Security Conference registration for Monday, April 2
Security Conference registration for Tuesday, April 3
Registration closes on Friday, March 23.
Those who register and then cannot attend should cancel registration prior to March 23 via the registration website or by sending notification to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu after March 23. Please note that individuals who are registered and do not attend will be charged a fee to their departmental budget.
Due to limited seating, registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Both conference days will include a lunch buffet as well as refreshment breaks.
Inquiries and requests for assistance regarding this event should be directed to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu.
Sessions on day one will focus on broader, more universal security topics, including new types of attacks, writing source code, securing operating systems and networks, and legal and ethical issues. Speakers external and internal to the University, as well as vendor presentations and displays will also be showcased. Day two presentations will cover
security issues specific to Penn State, and will address security technologies or processes being implemented in colleges, departments, or administrative units within the University. An agenda for both days is forthcoming and will be available at this link.
While this conference is a free event, registration for each day is required; attendees may register for either or both days by visiting the pages below:
Security Conference registration for Monday, April 2
Security Conference registration for Tuesday, April 3
Registration closes on Friday, March 23.
Those who register and then cannot attend should cancel registration prior to March 23 via the registration website or by sending notification to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu after March 23. Please note that individuals who are registered and do not attend will be charged a fee to their departmental budget.
Due to limited seating, registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Both conference days will include a lunch buffet as well as refreshment breaks.
Inquiries and requests for assistance regarding this event should be directed to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu.
Below is a link to the February 2012 OUCH! security awareness newsletter, produced by SANS. This month's topic is mobile app security, led by Guest Editor Kevin Johnson. The newsletter provides a good supplemental educational resource to any security awareness activities going on in your respective areas. Please feel free to share it with
colleagues and staff, as appropriate.
OUCH! | February 2012 - Securing Your Mobile Device Apps (English)
Missed the January edition, need a translation, or want to check out more of the archives? Visit these links:
OUCH! | January 2012 - Securing Your Home Wi-Fi Network
OUCH! | Translations and Archives
Security Operations and Services (SOS), a unit of Information Technology
Services (ITS), is pleased to offer, at a significantly reduce rate,
Learning Tree's IPv6 Migration and Security course. The five-day course
is scheduled for January 23-27, 2012, from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the
Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park, PA. The cost for
the course is $250, which includes lunch each day. For those who plan to
travel from other Penn State campus locations, a block of rooms has been
reserved at the Penn Stater. When reserving a room, make sure to note
the block code as LEAA12A.
Requests to attend should be directed to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu. Spaces for the class are limited to 20 seats. Requests for attendance will be accepted until January 11. Accepted individuals will be notified by January 13 (as will those who remain on a waiting list). If the waiting list is large enough, SOS plans to offer a second class in February.
Inquiries and requests for assistance, as well as requests for course outline/content information, should be directed to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu.
Requests to attend should be directed to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu. Spaces for the class are limited to 20 seats. Requests for attendance will be accepted until January 11. Accepted individuals will be notified by January 13 (as will those who remain on a waiting list). If the waiting list is large enough, SOS plans to offer a second class in February.
Inquiries and requests for assistance, as well as requests for course outline/content information, should be directed to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu.
Security Operations and Services (SOS), a unit of Information Technology Services (ITS) is offering to the Penn State community, at a significantly reduced rate, Aspect Security's "Secure Coding for Adobe ColdFusion 9." The three-day session will be held November 14 through November 16, 2011, from 9:00-5:00 p.m., at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park, PA. The cost for this training is $250.00, which includes lunch and morning and afternoon breaks. To register, visit our registration page. Please note that seating is limited.
Session details are available via the Aspect Security Curriculum Web page.
Inquiries and requests for assistance should be directed to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu.
Session details are available via the Aspect Security Curriculum Web page.
Inquiries and requests for assistance should be directed to l-sos-events@lists.psu.edu.
This video series, "Information Security and You: Learn. Know. Protect.," is available to all Penn State students, faculty, and staff, by Security Operations and Services (SOS), a unit of Penn State Information Technology Services (ITS). The series of online educational videos is provided to the Penn State community through a series produced by The SANS Institute, a cooperative research and education organization. Established in 1989, the SANS Institute develops security-training programs that reach more than 165,000 system and security professionals around the world.
The videos have been designed to provide quick, effective awareness messages about a variety of information security-focused topics, such as creating strong passwords, using social media tools more safely, wireless security, smartphone/handheld security, as well as policies and laws. The videos are not intended to replace training programs or course work, but are meant to serve as a supplemental educational resource, as well as foster broader information technology security awareness across the University.
The videos are housed in ANGEL to help faculty members and instructors easily reference them in their respective courses. Options and instructions for using the videos with a course or group are found in the ITS KB article at http://kb.its.psu.edu/article/1672/.
Inquiries and requests for assistance should first be directed to the ITS Help Desk staff at helpdesk@psu.edu.
The videos have been designed to provide quick, effective awareness messages about a variety of information security-focused topics, such as creating strong passwords, using social media tools more safely, wireless security, smartphone/handheld security, as well as policies and laws. The videos are not intended to replace training programs or course work, but are meant to serve as a supplemental educational resource, as well as foster broader information technology security awareness across the University.
The videos are housed in ANGEL to help faculty members and instructors easily reference them in their respective courses. Options and instructions for using the videos with a course or group are found in the ITS KB article at http://kb.its.psu.edu/article/1672/.
Inquiries and requests for assistance should first be directed to the ITS Help Desk staff at helpdesk@psu.edu.
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