How is SUNY Oswego addressing Internet Security?
There is no one device that can be installed on a network that will do all that is necessary to protect us from security threats. That is why SUNY Oswego is addressing Internet Security in a multi-layered approach. However, we cannot do it alone. There are some steps we can take on an institutional level to help protect our campus technology resources, but there are also steps that individuals need to take. On an individual level, security updates need to be installed and anti-virus software needs to be installed and updated on your computers on a regular basis. The question, “What is my role in Internet Security as a community member of SUNY Oswego?” discusses in more detail what is required to do this. On an institutional level, we apply security updates as they come out to all of our servers. In September 2003, we also installed an anti-virus appliance to help prevent the spread of viruses. This device sits in front of the SUNY Oswego mail server and scans for known viruses. If it f
