IT Security Office - Services
There is an increased reliance on digital information and the technologies that support it in virtually every aspect of the educational, research, and administrative processes of higher education, which has brought with it an increasing level of responsibility to protect these information assets from accidental or malicious exposure or damage. On top of this are new initiatives for security in Grant environments, Federal Regulations such as HIPAA, FERPA, GLBA that all have required much more stringent guidelines for security.
Often, the number of assets potentially at risk outweighs the resources available to manage them. It is therefore extremely important to know where to apply available resources to mitigate risk in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
The ITSO provides the following security services the Pacific community:
Firewall Assessment
A Firewall Assessment is the review and analysis of firewall configuration and access rules .
Security Review
A Security Review is a process that includes asset identification and classification, vulnerability and threat identification, and controls safeguarding electronic resources and information assets
Vulnerability Assessment
A Vulnerability Assessment is the process of evaluating a system or network for common vulnerabilities and weaknesses
For more information or to request these services, please contact the IT Security Office at IT Security or at 209.946.7740.
