From: Rich Pickett Subject: Update on Campus Network Firewall Implementation Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:32:18 PST To: Faculty and Staff From: Rich Pickett Sr. Director/CIO Information Technology Subject: Update on Campus Network Firewall Implementation We wanted to update you on the status of our implementation of additional security with our computer network border firewall. We have been working on this project for some time, in collaboration with divisions, departments, and auxiliary organizations across the campus. Our initial implementation date was February 1st, however in consultation with others we decided to extend the date. We will finalize the firewall rules on Monday February 5th and activate the firewall on February 14th to allow faculty and staff additional time. This project will provide a more robust and secure network, while affording our campus community continued access to the resources necessary for their teaching, research, and other university activities. Access to web sites, research servers, mail servers, applications, etc. will be available through approved methods. We are planning additional security projects and will work diligently to ensure that our campus community is aware of our plans, and has an opportunity to collaborate on implementation. We will also provide firewall implementation updates on http://security.sdsu.edu/ starting next week. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our ITSO staff or myself.