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Aaron Bandy, 512.232.7354, aaronbandy@mail.utexas.edu
January 10, 2002

Lecturer to Speak on Creating Strong Network Security

In times of cyber attacks and economic espionage, network administrators must protect their networks

Austin, Texas - The Center for Lifelong Engineering Education presents Glori Euwer, Information Security Consultant, who will address how to create a strong network security in the face of increasing threats of attack and economic espionage. The lecture will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon on Thursday, January 31, 2002 at UT Austin's Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation Building's (MCC) auditorium located in northwest Austin. The public is invited to attend the lecture or take part in the web simulcast.

"Participants are going to walk away with more than just an understanding of the security risks facing large companies," said Cath Polito, Business Development Director of the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education. "They are going to leave with the complete security package - how to design, protect, and monitor their network security system."

Traditional threats in the past came in the form of foreign, military, or antagonist but today the pressing threat also targets organizations' networks. The ugly truth is that internal or external hackers can result in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to an organization and servers can be overcome and used as a weapon against the nation's infrastructure. Passwords, servers, routers, and firewalls are not full proof and without a locked down network they are simply not enough to protect a business. Glori Euwer will focus on ways to pinpoint weak areas in network security, how to come up with an overall security plan, and will discuss the implementation and future monitoring of the system once it is in place. The two-hour lecture will combine instruction, technology, and a security plan checklist to result in the final goal: the skills, knowledge, and methodology to successfully protect the network.

The presentation, the fourth installment in a series, is titled "Creating a Strong Network Security," hosted by UT Austin College of Engineering's Engineering Management Institute, and sponsored by the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education.

"Launching the Engineering Management Institute was an easy decision for us," said Carolyn Stark, Director of the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education (CLEE). "For so long now academia has laid the foundation for continuing education in the hopes that they are hitting the mark. We at CLEE are aware that industry drives the learning need, not the other way around. So why not create an environment like EMI where industry designs the program they need?"

EMI lecture series admission fee per person, for live lecture, web simulcast, or video archive, is $50.00 per lecture; $25.00 per lecture for EMI-member company employees. Parking is free to course participants.

About the Engineering Management Institute (EMI)

The Engineering Management Institute (EMI) was launched this year to examine issues in the management of technology and innovation in industry. Member companies, including IBM, Schlumberger, and Intel, enjoy the benefit of deciding the topics and delivery of programming as well as a partnership with The University of Texas' College of Engineering. The EMI Lecture Series is the first in a sequence of programs that have been developed for member companies.

EMI, in response to member company suggestions, is also presenting each lecture in a web-based format. The registration fee for viewing the lecture, either simulcast or as an archive, is $50.00 per lecture; $25.00 per lecture for EMI-member company employees. Registration for viewing the lectures online can be made at http://lifelong.engr.utexas.edu/emi.cfm.

About CLEE

The Center for Lifelong Engineering Education (CLEE), which oversees the administration of the Engineering Management Institute, is the continuing education provider for UT Austin's College of Engineering. CLEE has more than 30 years of experience in providing lifelong learning to industry using the rich intellectual resources of the College of Engineering.