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May 3, 2007 Norwich University Northfield, Vermont Vol. 89 No. 11 Possibility of identify theft concerns students By Sean Dolan number and they could steal all department. “Then that alerts us intrusion to the network’s Buildings which are already Norwich Guidon Staff Writer of the money out of my bank to what happened. servers. transitioned over are Alumni Hall account and mess with my “Right now, when really bad Wood said they stay very busy and Crawford Hall. The changes Dave Meany, like so many other Norwich bills.” things happen, myself and thwarting attempts to break into in Crawford was completed over college students, relies heavily on Norwich has security systems someone else gets paged and we the server. “A lot of people try, spring break. the internet. He often uses his and staff dedicated to preventing immediately go and fix the we get numerous attempts, at “Alumni took eight hours, bank’s Web site to check his bank identity theft online. They are problem,” he explained. “For less least 20 a day on our web server which is pretty good considering account balances. He also checks also expanding the capabilities to critical things, we watch the IDS mainly. In terms of someone what we have to do,” Wood his personal information on further secure the Norwich to make sure nothing bad is going actually getting in, we’re pretty explained. “Long term switch Banner Web. He fears, however, network as it expands. on.” over generally it is pretty that there might be a chance for a seamless. You will have down time and people will get notified. person to steal his information on “All an identity thief the Norwich network. In terms of big interruptions There are 248,524 identity theft would need from me is an nobody knows about, we try to victims in the United States, avoid those,” Wood said. according to the U.S. Federal old receipt and my credit But for those who routinely use Trade Commission consumer the internet to complete fraud and identity theft complaint card number and they transactions involving sensitive data, spanning from January to information, the worry persists. December 2005 (http:// could steal all of the “I check my bank account on www.consumer.gov/sentinel/ money out of my bank the first and fifteenth of the pubs/Top10Fraud2005.pdf ). month to see if my Army check That means that 83.8 of every account and mess with came in,” Meany said. “If all of 100,000 Americans are getting my information is online, I feel like their identity stolen each year. my Norwich bills.” it is up for grabs; like anyone Vermont only has 201 reported could get it electronically off the identity thefts in this data, which -Meany- server it is sitting on if they just is the second lowest in the United took the time to figure out how.” States. Only North Dakota has “A lot of it is on the user, mostly fewer with 158 reported cases of looking for things like ‘fishing’,” identity theft. “We have a program called an Presently, Norwich is still using good and we’re pretty locked Wood said.. “’Fishing’ is when “I realize how easy it is for people intrusion detection system (IDS), the old network and transitioning down.” someone gets an e-mail from their to see what I am doing online, and there are signatures that it in a new and more secure network. All of the new hardware is from bank that says check your bank especially when I am looking from looks for, known patterns of bad The new network has the Sysco systems, called a Sysco account by clicking a link. The Norwich,” said Meany, 22, a traffic and things of that nature, intrusion prevention system, infrastructure. Right now all of link does not take you to your sports medicine major from and what it does is if it sees one it which is the same as an IDS, but Norwich’s hardware is made by banks website, the link takes you Medfield, Mass. “All an identity generates an alert,” said Jeremy when it sees suspicious traffic on Enterasys and IT is switching to a dummy website setup to look thief would need from me is an Wood, head information security the network, it can drop it. This over to the Sysco system old receipt and my credit card analyst for Norwich’s IT provides an immediate fix for any progressively. See THEFT pg. 8 Schneider: we must prepare campus for pandemic By Daniel Schwartz to a professional career with the Independent Colleges, and at that was hiring Doughty, who became not worse, than the 1918 influenza Norwich Guidon Staff Writer preparation and execution of meeting, there was a briefing a part of the Norwich faculty on attack, which basically stopped emergency response and about the bird flu and its impact April 1. World War I because we didn’t For Mark Doughty, his management plans; this suits on college campuses. Doughty has begun the process have any young guys healthy environmental health and safety Doughty well as the new Health From the meeting, Schneider to prepare against a pandemic by enough to fight anymore.” consulting began when he and Safety Officer for NU. deemed it necessary to begin the creating a plan to include According to Schneider, the received a Bachelor of Science As described by NU President process of planning for a campus “security, communications, spread of the new pandemic degree in biology from The Richard Schneider in the last evacuation should bird flu surface business continuity, medical, and would be significantly quicker Citadel in 1980. edition of The Norwich Guidon, in America. According to education and training.” than the 1918 Spanish pandemic, To further his education, it is necessary to implement an Schneider, the evacuation plan Each of these large elements is which also resulted in casualties Doughty then attended graduate evacuation plan for students and would also be implemented in necessary especially in the case at Norwich. school to focus on immunology, faculty. other unforeseen events. of the predicted pandemic. cell, and molecular biology. Last month, Schneider attended One of the initial parts of the During his meeting, Schneider See PANDEMIC pg. 7 These experiences led Doughty a meeting of Vermont planning for a campus evacuation “heard it would be just as bad, if The Norwich Guidon May 3, 2007 COMMENTARY Managing Editor: Aaron Ward 22 [email protected] I made many trips to Northfield a member of our department’s their families and hope that God to use the facilites and was honor guard and plan on brings them peace and blessings. Letters to extremely impressed with the participating in the funerals and My condolences to the Norwich university, the students and staff services for these two young University family. the Editor that I met. So much so, that my men. I can be reached at work (508) young son is going to attend the I am offering any assistance to 230. 3322 or cell (508) 944.9767. Norwich FLC program in the the school that might be needed. Please do not hesitate to call me. Dear Editor: received $138.00 in donations upcoming summer months. I am As stated, I will be attending the which will be extremely helpful. currently on an academic leave services in the next few weeks. If Respectfully, My name is Kelly Smith and I More importantly, they touched due to curves that life has thrown any student at Norwich needs am the evening supervisor at the the lives of my family members to me, but my goal is to return anything if they are in the area, James E. McAvoy Kreitzberg Library. I would like to and the countless individuals and finish within the next few please have them contact me. I Patrolman, Easton Police take this opportunity to submit a who will be served by the mission years. My full time job has been would be honored to help in any Department letter of thanks to the members trip. If you are among those who as a police officer in the Brockton way that I possibly can. I pray 508.230.3322 of the Norwich Christian believe our young people are area for the last 25 years. I am also for these two young men and Fellowship (NCF) group. indifferent, I hope this sways your Recent world events have left opinion. I want to wish everyone a great summer, and for many people feeling that we have those graduating seniors, congratulations. We The become an apathetic society. God bless each of you. look forward to having all of our underclassmen Tonight I had an experience that With Sincere Gratitude, back next year. I want to share my commander’s President’s goes toward disproving this guidance letter to next year’s senior leadership theory. Several weeks ago I spoke Kelly Smith with you. All of you should know what we will be to the NCF about a mission trip working on for the upcoming academic year. I have had Corner that my sister and her daughter Editor’s note: This letter was joint meetings with the Corps of Cadets leadership, the Student Government will be taking to the Ukraine. My sent to Norwich President Association leadership, and the Residence Life leadership to discuss this guidance. Best wishes to purpose in doing so was to ask Richard Schneider and is you all. Have a great summer. for their prayers that this mission reprinted here with permission. Guidance for the Upcoming School Year be a successful one.

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