Network Security in Academia: an Oxymoron?

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Network Security in Academia: an Oxymoron?

Contradictions

Threats

Security is not free

Threat Sources

Security Perimeters

Security Policy

Security approaches (Guns, Fences, Hounddogs, Camouflage)

Security Usually Implies Isolation

Defense in Depth

Cost: Time & Inconvenience

The Dark Side of Firewalls

Assessing the value of Firewalls

Campus Network "Firewalls” (Router packet filtering)

Even with Firewalls...

Conclusions…

Author: Clayton Bud Wormsbecker