Technical Staff

Developing a plan for securing university assets and systems is the foundation for a successful department IT infrastructure. Developing an IT security plan establishes requirements for physical and logical controls of hardware, software, data, environment, as well as social engineering and privacy. State and federal laws have included regulations which require secure systems and the protection of non-public personal information (NPPI)

Compliance — last modified 2007-07-27 11:28

The ESS Division of Information Protection and Security is committed to providing department personnel with clear and accessible information on how to comply with federal and state legislation. University departments are responsible for the security, confidentiality and integrity of data covered by legislation that if unsecured, could result in unauthorized disclosure, misuse, alteration, destruction or other compromise.

Best Practices — last modified 2007-07-27 11:28

University information and network assets are of significant value and protecting them is the responsibility of everyone handling these assets. It is for this reason we are providing best practices to assist departments maintaining information confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Incident Handling — last modified 2007-10-02 11:25

The Rutgers University Computing Incident Response Team (RU CIRT) serves the Rutgers computing community. The RU CIRT handles incidents in which Rutgers hosts cause problems. The contact email address is: abuse@rutgers.edu

Targeted Scans — last modified 2007-07-27 11:28

Targeted network vulnerability scans test for specific vulnerabilities.

Non-Public Personal Information (NPPI) — last modified 2007-07-27 11:28

Privacy and the confidentiality of personal information is an important topic. Due to exploits involving identity theft and misuse of personal information, the issue of privacy has brought about personal uneasiness, federal and state laws and complex business regulations. This website hopes to provide the user and department with information and best practices to secure confidential/critical/personal information.

Best Practices for Laptops — last modified 2007-07-27 11:28

Solutions that won't break the budget and involve little or no overhead to protect laptops. Many of these solutions rely on simple procedures and best practices that don't require bulking up stretched-thin IT budgets or hiring an IT security team. There are three parts to laptop security: physical security, administrative access and technical controls.

Developing an IT Security Plan — last modified 2008-02-28 06:44