The Bandwidth Subcommittee has not yet met. Ellen Cohn presented the Systems Failure Subcommittee s report, which is attached. Peter Draus reported for the Security Subcommittee. The Subcommittee identified four principal reasons for the need for security. The University bears an additional expense through the unauthorized use of its limited resources.
Unsecured computers can attack other computers throughout the world.
The need for security is crucial in maintaining the confidentiality of patient records, research data, etc., particularly in the health sciences area. Klinzing suggested that the subcommittee benchmark peer institutions as to how they address these issues. The replacement of a large number of outdated and defective modems within the next few weeks should significantly enhance the performance of CourseInfo. The acquisition of additional bandwidth is top priority. Negotiations are underway for prompt delivery if a bandwidth upgrade is needed in the future.