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How can educational institutions provide access to the academic community, yet ensure security and privacy?

A:
Many educational institutions have voice and data networks that need to satisfy multiple user groups. This diverse community creates a dilemma. Hackers can be the students themselves and represent a threat from within an institution’s firewall. Yet, educational institutions are responsible for sensitive personal information such as social security numbers and health records.

In the past, educators simply had to live with many of the security issues created by students and researchers working on the same network. Piecemeal security solutions meant foregoing many potential benefits.
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How can educational institutions provide access to the academic community, yet ensure security and privacy?
 
However, Intelligent Communications technology makes it possible today to ensure against threats both within and outside of the network, while still providing access. Risk management, security and authentication can be deployed in an integrated and consistent manner across the educational network.

End-to-end security can be provided in a layered approach with secure signaling and encrypted communications whether inside the firewall or extending outside to other educational institutions, research labs, government agencies or corporate partners. Solutions can be tailored to fit the specific needs of each institution.

Voice and data networks must be designed to comply with security policies while not impeding the performance of critical network applications.

How can all these security measures be achieved?

Converged security from Avaya starts with a security assessment to identify network “gaps” that can be exploited by an attacker. Avaya security experts can help education institutions develop a security policy consisting of procedures, responsibilities, controls and security measures. A security assessment and policy can be the framework for complying with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA, and Basel II.

Learn more about Avaya Intelligent Communications for the Education at http://www.avaya.com/education. Learn more about Avaya Services at www.avaya.com.au/pillarservice/.
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