October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This is an annual effort to increase awareness and prevention of online security problems, spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance. 
Information Technology Security Seminar (ITSS) 2008
Do you deal with any of the following as part of your work?
- Student records
- Employee personal information
- Health records
- Social Security numbers
- Intellectual property
- Trade secrets
- Financial information
If so, then Office of Information Technology’s IT Security Seminar is for you. During this one-day event in Baker Center, you will learn:
- how to identify sensitive data
- how best to handle that data
- what you can do to better secure the university’s information environment
ITSS 2008 will be held Wednesday, October 15 from 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Baker University Center.
The seminar includes two tracks – an administrative track geared toward university employees who need to make sure their data is properly secured and a technical track geared toward IT professionals. Each track has 4 sessions. There are 2 general sessions scheduled for all ITSS participants.
| Session | TECHNICAL TRACK | ADMINISTRATIVE TRACK |
| BREAKOUT 1 9:30 am | Walking the Tightrope: Communicating with and about sensitive data Baker Center 231 Sean O'Malley, OIT Communications Manager | In the Trenches: A Field Guide to Sensitive Data Handling Baker Center 239 Sue Jago, Internal Audit |
| BREAKOUT 2 10:30 am | An Overview of Secure System Configurations Baker Center 231 Steve Hoffer, OIT Security Analyst | Records Retention @ OHIO University Baker Center 239 Bill Kimok, University Archivist |
| GENERAL SESSION 11:30 am | Round Table Luncheon Discussion BAKER CENTER 240/242 | Brown Bag Lunch on your own - Perfect time to visit the Baker Center Food Court! BAKER CENTER 240/242 |
| BREAKOUT 3 1:00 pm | A Secure Web Programmer's Reference Baker Center 231 Scott Pack, OIT Security Analyst | Handling of FERPA Data at the University Baker Center 239 Deb Benton, University Registrar |
| BREAKOUT 4 2:00 pm | An Overview of Security Standards for Technology Baker Center 231 Clarke Cummings, RSA | An Overview of Sensitive Data Handling Training Baker Center 239 Matthew Dalton, Director of Information Security |
| GENERAL SESSION 3:00 pm | Ask a Lawyer... BAKER CENTER 240/242 | OHIO University Legal Team BAKER CENTER 240/242 |
The event is free to members of the OHIO University community. For planning purposes, we are asking participants to register using the following instructions:
- Visit: http://seminars.admsrv.ohio.edu
- Enter OAK ID and Password
- Click REGISTER YOURSELF or REGISTER GROUP depending on your preference
- Scroll down to Office of Information Technology and Click ITSS – Information Technology Security Seminar
- Click I’LL TAKE THIS ONE to Register
If you have any questions, please contact the OIT Service Desk at 593-1222, or servicedesk@ohio.edu
