Many agreed that a baseline describing what security measures we have in place would be good. Susan suggested that the new approaches to remote access could drive password changes. Evan suggested that we could set up systems to require identity at all workstations. Robert suggested that we should elevate the priority for security and possibly form a subcommittee to further address security issues. In the interest of time Betty decided to postpone the IT Vision agenda item until the next ITAC meeting.
Comparative information being compiled on the schools' IT landscapes is forthcoming.
There is a need across schools to quantify total IT expenditures, not just central expenditures. Currently OIT has 114 positions in the computing job family with 21 of these vacant. Windows NT is deployed as the NOS at Princeton, Stanford, and Yale. Most schools have a three to four-year client technology renewal cycle. Many schools are leveraging outsourcing to address their Year 2000 conversions.