OK. Tuition is OUTRAGEOUS!. I agree. I'm told by all the best sources that by the time my son reaches college age, he's 5 going on 6, the average private college will cost $250K.
But folks, here's the real problem as it exists at this very moment.
1) University IS groups are finding that they need to protect themselves from the Internet in general.
2) Universities are following IS recommendations to deploy tools that give IS access to all of their user's systems for verification and validation of the state of all user systems connected to the University networks. Windows virus updated/patch requirements mostly. (Patchlink.com and LanDesk.com to name two)
3) These tools, which install agents on the user's systems, send information back to the IS folks about EVERYTHING installed on their user systems. Faculty, staff and student systems, personal and university owned, are thereby OUTED.
4) The RIAA and MPAA simply ask for this information. Universities CAN'T LEGALLY REFUSE!
5) GAME OVER, as they say.
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OK. Tuition is OUTRAGEOUS!. I agree. I'm told by all the best sources that by the time my son reaches college age, he's 5 going on 6, the average private college will cost $250K. But folks, here's the real problem as it exists at this very moment. 1) University IS groups are finding that they need to protect themselves from the Internet in general. 2) Universities are following IS recommendations to deploy tools that give IS access to all of their user's systems for verification and validation of the state of all user systems connected to the University networks. Windows virus updated/patch requirements mostly. (Patchlink.com and LanDesk.com to name two) 3) These tools, which install agents on the user's systems, send information back to the IS folks about EVERYTHING installed on their user systems. Faculty, staff and student systems, personal and university owned, are thereby OUTED. 4) The RIAA and MPAA simply ask for this information. Universities CAN'T LEGALLY REFUSE! 5) GAME OVER, as they say.