The Protect IU Blog
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Campus Closure Information
Posted by on December 25, 2012 at 10:55 PM ESTAt least one campus has been closed on Wednesday, December 26, 2012:
IU Bloomington
UPDATE: IU Bloomington will resume normal operations at 5:00 PM Wednesday December 26, 2012 and will be open for normal operations on Thursday, December 27, 2012.
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Campus will be closed at the Bloomington Campus December 26th, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM due to severe winter weather.
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Let's be careful out there
Posted by on December 20, 2012 at 10:53 AM ESTMany of us are traveling over the next few days and it appears as if the weather may be a little "iffy" throughout the Midwest. We may be looking at snow and high winds over much of the state and beyond starting this afternoon and going in...to Friday. We're sharing Indiana Department of Homeland Security information and advice. Before leaving home on your holiday rounds, check the statewide travel advisory map for possible travel restrictions. Be safe out there!
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Sandy Hook Elementary School: McRobbie Comments
Posted by on December 18, 2012 at 2:44 PM ESTWe are all horrified and heartbroken at the tragedy last week at Sandy Hook Elementary School. As a grandparent to four very young children, I have a heightened sense of shock and sadness.
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Is your smartphone secure?
Posted by on December 11, 2012 at 12:28 PM ESTWith 6 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide -- that's about 87 percent of the world population -- and an even higher percentage of users estimated on campuses, Indiana University has embarked on a mobile security campaign to heighten awareness about the tools available to safeguard users and their products.
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Be Prepared for the Flu Season
Posted by on December 7, 2012 at 3:33 PM ESTAs National Influenza Vaccination Week hits this week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced we are in for a worse than average flu season.
Not only is flu season expected to hit earlier - actually the earliest it has hit in more than a decade – but this year’s particular strain (H3N2) is known to be tougher on our immune systems, too.
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Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Maintenance - Domain 9 of the Information Security & Privacy Program
Posted by on December 7, 2012 at 3:16 PM ESTTo celebrate the endorsement of the new IU Information Security and Privacy Program and to raise awareness of the Program, we are continuing a "12 Domains in 12 Months" awareness campaign. This month, we encourage you to study Domain 9: Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Maintenance.
Our video for this domain features Jim Thomas, Director, Enterprise Business Systems in UITS.
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ERM and Opportunities
Posted by on December 7, 2012 at 10:52 AM ESTIn today’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) world, organizations have learned to focus on the risks that affect their ability to meet goals and objectives. And rightly so; by definition, this is a vital component to successfully operating an ERM program. Having the capability to show executive staff and board members where cracks exist in the foundation, as well as the amount of resources needed to mitigate, prevent, or fix those cracks, is a benefit all companies should instill.
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Muscatatuck, "Beetlejuice" and disaster
Posted by on December 3, 2012 at 12:15 PM ESTI’ve not been long acquainted with emergency management. But I’ve seen enough to know that “being prepared” (yes, go check the batteries in your flashlight) is not a mantra meant only for you and me.
Emergency-management and first-responder types believe in what they preach and are armed with a system that can be applied to an incident of any kind, inflicted by nature or mankind. They practice, practice, practice. To mitigate disaster becomes second nature, to bring order to chaos, nearly instinctual. It’s all part of the plan.
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The LinkedIn Smart Card - Do You "Know" All Your Connections?
Posted by on November 27, 2012 at 9:40 AM ESTWe received a set of "Social Media Smart Cards" from a government agency recently and they gave permission for us to share these with our community. These Smart Cards give hints and illustrate how to set privacy and other settings to ensure that your information is visible only to the people of your choosing.
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Identity and Access Control - Domain 8 of the Information Security & Privacy Program
Posted by on November 15, 2012 at 2:15 PM ESTTo celebrate the IU Information Security and Privacy Program and to raise awareness of the Program, we are continuing a "12 Domains in 12 Months" awareness campaign. This month, we encourage you to study Domain 8: Identity and Access Control, at https://protect.iu.edu/privacy/program/safeguards/8.
Our video for this domain features Jacob Farmer, Manager, Identity Management Systems in UITS.
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