EDUCATION
Cyberspace" and higher
education framework to improve network security
University through an
agreement with the National Infrastructure
Sharing
focus on the high performance
network infrastructure dedicated to
research and education. The
"National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace"
announced by President Bush last week
calls for establishing ISACs to
facilitate communication, develop best
practices, and disseminate
security-related information.
"The agreement with the
NIPC will facilitate the sharing of summary
information and security research with
other sectors, and, in addition,
we will apply what we learn
from the other sectors to the operation of
the research and education
networks," said Michael A. McRobbie,
University
Vice President for Information Technology and CIO. "One of
IU’s cybersecurity
goals is to use our expertise in this area to help
improve the security of higher
education networks in general through the
REN-ISAC, which also then
contributes to the security of the national
infrastructure."
The REN-ISAC also supports
the framework to improve information
technology security at all colleges
and universities developed last year
by an expert working group
drawn from the membership of EDUCAUSE and
Internet2, the two major
information technology organizations in higher
education. Endorsed by leading national
organizations for higher
education, the five-point action
framework includes raising the level of
collaboration among higher education,
industry and government, and
integrating the work of higher
education into the broader national
effort to strengthen critical
infrastructure.
EDUCAUSE Vice President Mark
Luker said, "EDUCAUSE endorses the REN-ISAC
for advanced network users as
an important first step in translating
principles of the cybersecurity
framework into action for the higher
education community. The
EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network
Security Task Force will be
developing additional resources and action
plans to improve the security of
all campuses’ information and network
environments."
"Establishing the
REN-ISAC demonstrates the higher education community’s
commitment to making IT security a
priority," said Douglas Van
Houweling, President and CEO of the
University Corporation for Advanced
Internet Development, home
of the Internet2 project and the
network. "I am pleased that a
member of the Internet2 community and the
strengthen information technology
infrastructure."
Network security is
increasingly important to the research and education
community's ability to use advanced
networking capabilities to
collaborate and access
network-connected resources. In order to ensure
continued excellent network service
for the Internet2 community and
Abilene-connected sites, the
REN-ISAC will combine an expanded set of
security services, including
proactive security monitoring, assessment,
and reporting.
These new services include
around-the-clock monitoring of the
network by NOC staff for security
incidents, including distributed
denial of service attacks sourced
from, passed through, or waged against
Abilene-connected sites, as
well as analysis and reporting of virus
outbreaks or behaviors that
negatively impact network service provided
to the Internet2 community. As
these problems are identified, they will
be analyzed and affected sites
will be notified as soon as possible. In
addition, all other
Abilene-connected sites will receive a summary event
report so that they may benefit
from information discovered about these
incidents.
Under the REN-ISAC
agreement, the NIPC will provide information about
threats, warnings, and actual
attacks reported by other organizations
under NIPC agreements concerning
the national IT-infrastructure. In
addition, summary information
gleaned from the REN-ISAC’s analysis of
network traffic anomalies that are
likely to be related to security
incidents will be transmitted to the
NIPC and other sector ISACs, when
appropriate.
For more information about
the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network
Security Task Force, and the complete "Information Technology
Critical
Infrastructure in Higher
Education: A framework for action," see
http://www.educause.edu/security/
and
http://security.internet2.edu/ActionFramework.pdf
About Internet2(R)
Led by over 200
Internet2 is developing and
deploying advanced network applications and
technologies for research and higher
education, accelerating the
creation of tomorrow's Internet.
Internet2 recreates the partnerships
among academia, industry, and
government that helped foster today's
Internet
in its infancy.
For more information see http://www.internet2.edu
About
with more than 110,000 students,
faculty and staff on eight campuses. IU
has a growing national and
international reputation in the areas of
information technology and advanced
networking. IU, at its
campus, is home to the
Global Research Network
Operations Center (Global NOC). For more
information see http://www.indiana.edu
Contacts:
Internet2
Greg Wood
202-331-5360
ghwood@internet2.edu
Karen Adams
812-856-5596
kadams@indiana.edu
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