
The University of New Mexico
NEWS RELEASE
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821
scarr@unm.edu
October 8, 2007
Faculty, staff and students at UNM are invited to learn how to secure their work and home computers during UNM Security Days Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Health Sciences Center, and Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 10-11, at the Anderson Student Center on main campus. The event at the HSC will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., while the event at the Anderson Student Center will last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., both days. Held annually in October, this event is part of National CyberSecurity Awareness Month. Universities across the nation, including UNM, are participating.
Industry experts will be on hand to discuss management and computing forensics, and UNM’s Information Technology security staff will also be available to make contact with faculty, staff and students on computer issues and concerns.
On Oct. 9, the event’s focus will be on the Health Sciences Center. On Oct. 10, an emphasis will be on student computing and access security, as well as a featured laptop security check. On Oct. 11, the emphasis will be on departmental security for faculty and staff, including identity theft, client system security and security investigating.
For a complete list of events for UNM Security Days visit: http://securityday.unm.edu/pdf/scheduleSecurityDays.pdf.
UNM’s Security Days is sponsored by the Center for Information Assurance, Research & Education (CIARE), the Anderson School of Management, Information Technology Services and the Health Sciences Center. Corporate sponsors include Dell, Aquila, INX, TEK Systems Cisco and Identiphi.
For more information on UNM Security Days visit: http://securityday.unm.edu/. For more information on general computer security visit: http://its.unm.edu/security/.
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