University Technology Services
Medium-sized university, 15,000 students, managing campus network infrastructure
Key Assets At Risk:
- University operations
- Student services
- Academic reputation
- Network stability
Business Pressure
Summer session disruption and potential loss of academic credibility - university websites are the public face of the institution
Cultural Factors
- University policy prioritizes accessibility over security - most servers run with default configurations
- IT staff learned about buffer overflows from security mailing lists but havenβt implemented patches consistently
- Academic culture values open networks and shared resources over strict access controls