University Computing Services has taken several steps towards increasing the security of our central computer systems as well as increasing general security awareness.
Systems security involves the ongoing testing and evaluation of the security of computing resources.
For this purpose, University Computing Services employs a variety of utilities and is now making use of some of the same tools and techniques that malicious hackers often use to attempt to break into or disable computer systems. This process, called system security threat analysis , allows UCS security personnel to continuously and critically evaluate the security of its systems from the perspective of a malicious intruder and then use the information from these evaluations in increasing overall systems security. While effective BSU systems management is a complex and time-consuming process, it is especially valuable in the evaluation and refinement of our central computing systems security. Links contained in this file to information provided by other organizations are presented as a service and neither constitute nor imply endorsement or warranty.