USC library offers students computer locks for rent
Students working at the University of Southern California’s Leavey Library now have the option of renting computer locks for their laptops at the circulation desk, as part of…
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Michigan students prove vulnerability of online election site
University of Michigan students hacked a prototype voting web site and programmed it to play their fight song, prompting election officials to take the site down temporarily, reports…
A strong password isn’t the strongest security
Elaborate requirements for account passwords might sound invincible, but experts say Americans aren't paying enough attention to other online security threats, reports the New York Times. Make your…
Schools beef up security for web applications
K-12 schools and colleges are adding extra layers of security to web applications that are being used for everything from eMail service to group assignments. The extra security…
Botnets continue to threaten campus networks
Web security experts say university IT officials should stop using students’ Social Security numbers as identifications, because about 5,900 known botnets have stolen valuable information from computers in…