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Anderson School of Management Helps Teach Students About the Perils of the Information Superhighway

Class allows graduate students to teach students at local schools about protecting their identity.

It's a different world with the information superhighway at our fingertips. Not only is the technology beneficial in many ways, it can also be detrimental, especially when it comes to your identity. You've read the news. Tweens and teens upload personal information on myspace or facebook. That information is now permanently available and could end up in the wrong hands.
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Anderson School, IRS Conduct Mock Fraud Investigations

The Phoenix Field Office located in Albuquerque, New Mexico hosted an Adrian Jr. Project at Anderson on November 14, 2008. Students learned to apply investigative techniques and conduct interviews in the mock fraud investigation. The students' response was very positive, generating enthusiasm and interest in the investigative process. Agents from Albuquerque and Las Cruces helped to facilitate the event.

Anderson Students Talk to Teens about Identity Theft

As part of a graduate course in Information Assurance this spring, groups of students at UNM's Anderson School of Management conducted presentations at local high schools to help raise awareness on protecting information and identity. Students presented a pair of presentations titled Risk of Joining Social Networks and Technology Awareness at Albuquerque High School, La Cueva High School, Home School Coop and Washington Middle School.

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In the News

• Prof. Rich Brody on KOAT Talking About How to Avoid Charity Scams
  • http://www.koat.com/video/18350481/?taf=alb
• Cyber Security is Everyone's Responsibility
  • UNM Today Article
• University of New Mexico Designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education
  • NSA Press Release
  • The Anderson School of Management Press Release
• Computer Forensics Lab Awarded to New Mexico
  • FBI Press Release
  • Anderson School of Management Press Release
  • UNM Press Release
• UNM Security Days
  • UNM Security Days will be held on September 8 and 9 from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM in Ballroom A of the Student Union Building.
    For more information visit http://its.unm.edu/sd2008/

Mission and Goals

Mission

• Advance the regional application, management, and knowledge of information assurance (IA) and information security (InfoSec) through educational programs, business practice development, and scholarly research.
• Assist with the emerging Information Assurance and Information Security needs of our local and regional constituents and the university community.

Goals

• Support the development of IA/InfoSec leaders through a balance of teaching, scholarship and partnerships with government, public and private entities.
• Promote IA/InfoSec awareness in the regional K-12 educational community through outreach activities.
• Support scholarships and capacity-building grant applications at UNM.
• Develop and deliver IA curriculum for UNM and partner minority-serving educational institutions.
• Enhance the transfer of IA knowledge and practice in academic environments through pedagogical research.

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Advisories News Feed (Courtesy of Secunia.com)

Severity and Advisory Description

[3/5] BibCiter Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
[1/5] Linux Kernel "keyctl_join_session_keyring()" Denial of Service
[3/5] BlogIt! Multiple Vulnerabilities
[3/5] cwRsync OpenSSL DSA / ECDSA "EVP_VerifyFinal()" Spoofing Vulnerability
[3/5] ActionCalendar "pass" SQL Injection Vulnerability
[3/5] Ping IP "txtUserName" and "txtPassword" SQL Injection
[3/5] Blog Manager SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting
[3/5] AV Book Library Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
[3/5] DKIM-MILTER "p" Revoked Keys Denial of Service
[3/5] eFAQ "str_Login" and "str_Password" SQL Injection

Last Updated: 1/19/2009 7:43:55 AM

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