Internet Access

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Internet Access

• Charles Wade Grant
• Senior Network Specialist. Mississippi Dept of
  Ed.
• B.S. in Information Systems Mississippi College

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Case Scenarios

• Remote Grade Manipulation.
• War Games
• Has happened recently.
• Student data leak.
• Child Pornography.
• Student vs Student.
• Locker room incident.
• Payroll transfer
• Payroll clerk keystroke logger.
• USB drive.
• Database just walked out.

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Educational Internet Needs.

• Research for class work.
• Collaboration of classes.
• Testing
• Remote viewing (archival)
• Video Conferencing
• Classes
• College level input.
• Adherence to Curriculum.
• Does it have educational value?
• MUST be reliable!

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Operational Internet Needs.

• Administrative Internet Access
• Research of events
• Legislative updates
• MDE policies
• Emergency Communications.
• Remote viewing of sites
• Weather and MEMA alerts
• Student Administration Databases
• SAM, STI, etc.
• MSIS, SPS, Child Nutrition,
• Resource Management
• Insurance.
• PAYROLL!

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Risk Mitigation through Policies

• Technical Solutions are NOT the answer.
• Why? Adaptation of technology.
• Speed of the Internet
• Zero day exploits.
• Internet access policies.
• Tools for the job.
• Personal use.
• Change in behavior by users.
• Direct vs. Indirect access.
• Who really needs it?
• Why?
• Controlled and Monitored
• Allow known activity or hope to deny?

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Technical Enforcement of Policies

• Policy enforcement through
• User authentication.
• Verification audits.
• Logging of access.
• Repercussions for failure to adhere to policy.
• Must be enforceable
• Must be realistic.
• Usability vs. Security
• Circuit Breaker.
• OMG situations.
• What to do if?
• Policy driven procedures.
• Disaster plans.

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Thank you for your attention.

• Mississippi Department of Education
• Department of MIS.
• 601-359-3487