Information Security at the University of Pennsylvania
The job of coordinating information security at Penn is handled by the Office of Information Security, a unit of Penn's Information Systems and Computing (ISC) division.
The Office of Information Security establishes, implements and maintains
security programs to assist management in the protection of computing
resources and associated information assets against accidental or unauthorized
modification, destruction, or disclosure.
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New Online Privacy and Security Training
Most people at Penn have already dealt personally and/or professionally with the challenge of keeping confidential information safe and secure. Staying abreast of privacy and security risks, and ways to counteract them, is difficult in today's environment because of the multitude of warnings and rules that exist about handling information.Penn has developed an online training that focuses many important privacy and security topics that its faculty and staff should know about. For your own personal benefit, as well as for the benefit of Penn's valued community, we urge all faculty and staff at Penn to take this training. The training will help each of us to meet the expectations of the students, faculty, staff, alumni, patients, visitors and many others who trust in us to protect the privacy and security of their information. Taking this training requires approximately 20-25 minutes. To enroll, simply go to the University's Knowledge Link site, at http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu/welcome/index.html. Log in using your Penn Key and password; click on 'Optional'; then select 'Information Privacy and Security at Penn' from the list of available courses. Thank you for your help in protecting important personal and Penn data - this effort relies on each and every one of us.
Information Security News & Views...
Next Security-SIG Meeting: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:00-3:30 pm
The Security-SIG special interest group meets bi-monthly on the 3rd Thursday of even-numbered months (February, April, June, August, October, December). The usual meeting place is the Bits and Pieces Room (Rm 306) in Sansom West. All Penn IT staff and faculty with an interest in computing security and privacy issues are invited to attend. For more info, contact John Lupton at lupton@upenn.edu
New Edition of Security Brochure for 2009-2010 Now Available!!
Each year the Office of Information Security publishes a handbook of tips relating to information security and privacy. This brochure is distributed free of charge, and all Penn employees received a copy via campus mail. Additional copies for training classes, new employees, conferences, etc. can be obtained at no charge by contacting security@isc.upenn.edu.
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