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Penn State was the target of cyberattacks on the colleges of Engineering and the Liberal Arts, both of which were revealed in 2015. But what has happened since?
Provost Nick Jones gave an update on that to the board of trustees committee on audit and risk Thursday.
Changes to information technology have already begun even before the university has its new chief information officer, a search Jones said is ongoing, with about 15 candidates on deck.
“Are we able to compete in that?” asked trustee Ted Brown, noting that luring top talent in that area can be pricy.
“We will,” Jones said.
In the meantime, the interim leaders have transformed the department, making IT more of a partnership, according to Jones, and “less of a hammer.”
But not all the changes are in attitude. Some are more simple.
The target of much of the cyberintrusion was personally identifiable information, things like names, dates and Social Security numbers. The problem isn’t just protecting them. It can be having them in the first place. For the full article click here
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