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/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ A comprehensive DLP solution that protects data in motion, data at rest and data in user require complex and significant amount of preparation activities. Among these activities, data classification, risk assessment and policy development are the most critical ones and involve both the commitment from senior management and IT security personnel in universities.

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ A comprehensive DLP solution is usually a combination of Network DLP, Endpoint DLP, Embedded DLP components and employee training program. The following addressed several techniques / processes to mitigate the data leakage threats:

New learning spaces at CityU in support of the Discovery-enriched Curriculum will give students the chance to create, test and communicate ideas.

An innovative Paperless Office Project launched by CityU has helped the University save millions of pages of paper each year and win two highly respected IT awards.

 

Have you used the e-Learning system (Blackboard Learn) at our university? It is the unified e-Learning platform and the University e-Portal since its launch in the 2005/06 academic year. Over the years, the advancement in technology and improvement of such platform allow staff to develop more learning-centric activities for students and encourage them to become self-regulated learners. Its popularity within the university community has grown noticeably especially in teaching, learning and related activities.

 

 

The new email system for students, supported by the cloud messaging solution, Microsoft Office 365 Exchange Online (hereafter referred to as Office 365 or O365), has been launched since 29 January 2013.

 

Located on the second floor of Academic 1 building, the Lenovo Service Centre (formally called the IBM Service Centre) was aimed to provide a localized notebook repair and maintenance service to members of the CityU community including staff, students and alumni. It has served the community well for years as a very convenient on-campus repair centre.

 

Following the termination of the Student Notebook Long Term Loan Scheme (“LLS”), demand on such services was dramatically decreased.

 

 

New arrangements of computing facilities are under way to enhance student learning.

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Applying patches to software applications and hardware firmware may introduce additional risks to universities' IT environment because patches themselves are programs and may have their own set of vulnerabilities. Improper handling of patching process could also result in system crashes or damage hardware devices.

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Implementation of DLP solutions encompasses a variety of complex IT areas such as data classification, risk assessment, compilation of policies, standards and procedures. If not designed and managed adequately, DLP solutions can result in a number of risks to universities.