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April 8th, 2008
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Audit: UW campuses must do more to protect data

According to an audit released April 4, University of Wisconsin campuses should do more to protect the vast amount of personal data stored in their computer networks, the Associated Press reports. Campuses that don’t already have them should hire computer security officers to make sure the issue is a priority, the report by UW System auditors recommends. Campuses also should follow UW-Madison’s and UW-Milwaukee’s lead and implement written policies identifying data that need additional protection and outlining how to respond to security breaches, the audit recommended. Such policies are important to guarding sensitive data and responding quickly if such information is improperly released, the report said. The UW System audit said 190 data breaches or unauthorized disclosures involving colleges and universities in the U.S. were reported in the past three years. More than 4 million students, faculty, staff and alumni records were leaked in the incidents, which involved hackers, stolen computers, or accidental releases. Eight campuses told UW System auditors they had at least one "computer security incident" within the past two years…
 
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