Cloud Computing Resources

IU Resources

Instructional Resources

Campus Resources

Centers or offices of teaching and learning should be able to provide information regarding the use of third party "cloud" materials for instructional purposes. Begin with the appropriate office on your campus.

Non-IU Resources

EDUCAUSE/Internet2

NIST

World Privacy Forum

Other Higher Education Resources

Security & Policy Blog Posts

  • Tens of thousands of Twitter accounts have been compromised in a recent hack attack in which more than 55,000 passwords were leaked and posted to Pastebin by anonymous hackers. You should probably change your Twitter password today.
  • A mistake by Apple can cause Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) to store your login password on the hard drive in clear text.
  • Adobe Flash Player Security Update
  • A memo has been sent to the President's Cabinet to help raise awareness of the Information Security and Privacy Program.

    Recent Security Bulletins

  • A remote code execution vulnerability exists such that an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run abitrary code on the target system, then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full rights.
  • "Flashback" is Mac-specific malware that is currently spreading via a recently patched Java vulnerability
  • A remote code execution vulnerability exists such that an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run abitrary code on the target system, then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full rights.
  • Warning about phone calls requesting information or requesting users to take action to compromise computers.