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Lester, Dan – Library Computing, 1999
An experienced library technology manager relates what happened in the wake of a serious library computer virus attack, which he accidentally unleashed. The narrative describes the combination of coincidences, mistakes, assumptions, and delays that caused the incident, and outlines the 10 key lessons learned. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Security, Electronic Mail, Library Equipment, Library Networks
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Ricart, Glenn – EDUCAUSE Review, 2000
Discusses the impact of the Internet, particularly on higher education. Highlights include a history of the development of the Internet; a leadership plan for higher education; authentication of personal identity; security; information quality; the concept of Internet time; and future possibilities. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Security, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Internet
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Aldridge, Alicia; White, Michele; Forcht, Karen – Internet Research, 1997
Lack of security is perceived as a major roadblock to doing business online. This article examines system, user, and commercial transaction privacy on the World Wide Web and discusses methods of protection: operating systems security, file and data protection, user education, access restrictions, data authentication, perimeter and transaction…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Business, Computer Security, Government Role
Foster, Andrea L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2001
Describes how as colleges keep more information about students in electronic records, institutions struggle for ways to make sure only the right people gain access. (EV)
Descriptors: Computer Security, Confidential Records, Disclosure, Information Policy
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Samoriski, Jan H.; And Others – Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 1996
Attempts to clarify the status of e-mail privacy under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA). Examines current law and the paucity of definitive case law. A review of cases and literature suggests there is a gap in the existing ECPA that allows for potentially abusive electronic monitoring and interception of e-mail,…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Electronic Mail, Information Policy, Laws
Fleischman, John – Converge, 2002
Discusses wireless local area networks (LANs) which typically consist of laptop computers that connect to fixed access points via infrared or radio signals. Topics include wide area networks; personal area networks; problems, including limitations of available bandwidth, interference, and security concerns; use in education; interoperability;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Cost Effectiveness
Mills, Lane B. – School Administrator, 2005
Lane Mills, assistant superintendent for accountability and technology for Wilson County Schools, in North Carolina, describes the process of reviewing and updating technology policies in her home school district. While technology policies and procedures should be tailored to each district's needs and level of technology use, some basic policies…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, School Districts, Web Sites, Educational Policy
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Sousa, Kenneth J.; MacDonald, Laurie E.; Fougere, Kenneth T. – Journal of Education for Business, 2005
The authors conducted an evaluation of Management Information Systems (MIS) textbooks and found that computer security receives very little in-depth coverage. The textbooks provide, at best, superficial treatment of security issues. The research results suggest that MIS faculty need to provide material to supplement the textbook to provide…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Management Information Systems, Computer Security, Textbook Evaluation
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Cerf, Vinton G. – EDUCAUSE Review, 2004
In t his article, the author discusses the role of higher education research and development (R&D)--particularly R&D into the issues and problems that industry is less able to explore. In addition to high-speed computer communication, broadband networking efforts, and the use of fiber, a rich service environment is equally important and is…
Descriptors: Internet, Higher Education, Research and Development, Telecommunications
Dixit, R. K. – Online Submission, 2009
Articles in this issue of "Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology" include: (1) Input Data Processing Techniques in Intrusion Detection Systems--Short Review (Suhair H. Amer and John A. Hamilton, Jr.); (2) Semantic Annotation of Stock Photography for CBIR Using MPEG-7 standards (R. Balasubramani and V. Kannan); (3) An Experimental Study…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Photography, Semantics, Computer Software
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Descy, Don E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
What would people do without the Internet? It gives them the world at their fingertips. Almost anything that they want and need can be found in one neat little place. The Internet is a great place for kids also. They can be entertained, chat with friends, and learn about whatever interests them. Unfortunately the Internet also helps people…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Security, Child Safety, Computer Mediated Communication
WCET, 2008
Much attention has been focused on the accountability, student learning outcomes, transfer of credit, and illegal file sharing provisions of the two related bills that have moved through the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to amend and extend the provisions of the 1965 Higher Education Act (S. 1642 and H.R. 4137). One of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Technology, Distance Education, Integrity
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Waters, John K. – T.H.E. Journal, 2007
The problem with traditional, perimeterbased security methods is twofold: First, they can stifle the educational mission that district networks were created to encourage. Firewalls can thwart hackers, but they can also prevent staff and students from accessing online tools or information. Second, these approaches tend to provide inadequate…
Descriptors: Internet, Educational Technology, Computers, Electronic Equipment
Gosmire, Doreen; Grady, Marilyn L. – Principal Leadership, 2007
Technology expenditures and usage in schools have risen by nearly 300 percent during the last three decades. Few principals claim to be technology experts, but most aspire to design a map that leads their schools to success with educational technology. The key to success on the journey is not to know everything, but to ask the right questions.…
Descriptors: Principals, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Educational Trends
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Tynes, Brendesha M. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2007
Many Internet safety and parenting experts suggest that parents prohibit their teens from social networking sites and other online spaces where predators may lurk. But we may do adolescents a disservice when we curtail their participation in these spaces, because the educational and psychosocial benefits of this type of communication can far…
Descriptors: Safety, Internet, Adolescents, Social Networks
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