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Use summer to upgrade campus lockdown procedures
Summer is a good time for a college or university administration to review its emergency/crisis plans. Your first step in creating or upgrading a plan should be……
Professor accused of killing 3 in tenure dispute
Tragedy rocked the University of Alabama campus in Huntsville Feb. 12 when a female biology professor allegedly gunned down six colleagues, three of them fatally, in an apparent dispute over…
U.S. unveils new rules on border searches of laptops
The Obama administration unveiled new rules on Aug. 27 for searching computers and other electronic devices when people enter the United States, aiming to address concerns about violating privacy and…
Feds issue more guidance on swine flu
Schools and colleges should be ready with hard-copy packets and online lessons to keep learning going even if swine flu sickens large numbers of students this year, U.S. Secretary of…
Study: Campuses unprepared for catastrophe
Most colleges and universities are prepared to respond to bomb threats, hazardous material spills, and severe weather, but only a small fraction of campuses have policies that would protect faculty…
Flooding causes evacuations at U. of Louisville
Employees were evacuated by boat from a flooded building at the University of Louisville on Aug. 4 after heavy rain pounded the region, submerging cars up to their rooftops and…
Experts find iPhone text-message security flaw
Two security experts have found a vulnerability in Apple's iPhone that allows a hacker to take control of the phone through a text-message attack, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. …
Lawmaker urges regulations for file-sharing software
A senior U.S. lawmaker said on July 29 that it might be time for the government to regulate companies that provide online file-sharing services after several high-profile security breaches, Reuters…
Report: Shortage of cyber experts may hinder government
Federal agencies are facing a severe shortage of computer specialists, even as a growing wave of coordinated cyberattacks against the government poses potential national security risks, a private study found,…
Twitter hack raises flags on security
You might think your password protects the confidential information stored on Web sites. But as Twitter executives discovered, that is a dangerous assumption. The Web was abuzz Wednesday after it…