Super Science Friday May 5, 2008
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On Friday, May 2nd ITS staff member Debi Rowden presented information about Computer CSI to a total of 55 Super Science Friday students in two separate sessions. The students ranged in grades from 5th-8th and were from local schools. At last year’s Super Science Friday ITS assisted students in creating their own podcasts. This year students had the opportunity to learn how forensic investigators utilize technology to solve crimes as well as the chance to participate in a hands-on activity involving encryption. Clickers were employed to test students’ knowledge on how to safely use the Internet and for a brief survey about their interest in computer CSI and UM-Flint. Rhymney Weidner and Miri Weidner assisted Debi with the in-class activities.
Computer Security 101 Prize Winners! March 7, 2008
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ITS would like to thank all the students who participated in the Computer Security 101 Awareness Campaign by taking the quiz. Congratulations to the 1248 students who scored 100% and were entered in the random drawing for the six grand prizes. |
To view the winners of the grand prizes along with the winners of the 50 thumb drives (first 50 students who scored 100%), please visit http://www.umflint.edu/its/awareness/ and click on the “View Prize Winners” link on the right.
Awareness Campaign in the news. February 15, 2008
Posted by drowden in : Uncategorized , add a commentThe Flint Journal interviewed the ITS Director, Scott Arnst, and Gabriel Ebbert, one of our HelpDesk Consultants, about the Computer Security 101 Awareness Campaign which has been running for several weeks. This week, all current students can take the exam in Blackboard (http://bb.umflint.edu/). The exam ends at midnight on Sunday, February 17th and the prize drawing will be held at Student Life on Friday, March 7th.
To view article, please visit M-Live at:
http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/index.ssf/2008/02/umflint_helping_students_be_co.html
or view a PDF of the article: UM-Flint helping students be computer savvy — about security
The Security 101 Exam has started! February 11, 2008
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The exam started on Monday, February 11th, at 8:00 A.M. in Blackboard and will end at midnight on Sunday, February 17th.
Current students have the opportunity to win great prizes, just for demonstrating their computer security knowledge! ITS highly recommends that students take the practice tutorial before starting the exam. Please visit http://www.umflint.edu/its/awareness/ for full details. |
Computer Security 101-Win Great Prizes! January 28, 2008
Posted by rweidner in : Expert Advice from the ITS HelpDesk, General News, IT Security Tips, News for Students, Safe Computing, Uncategorized , add a commentITS is serious about keeping UM-Flint students as safe as possible from the dangers that lurk in the computing world. Computer safety is so important to ITS that we are willing to go to great lengths to bring this matter to the attention of UM-Flint students. This winter semester current students will have the opportunity to win great prizes, just for demonstrating their computer security knowledge!
Starting Monday, February 11th at 8:00 am, students will be able to log onto http://bb.umflint.edu to take the Computer Security 101 Exam. Any student that passes the exam with 100% will be entered in a random drawing for one of FOUR Grand Prizes: an Apple MacBook, a Dell laptop, an 8 GB iPod Touch, or a Nintendo Wii. Two 320 GB External HardDrives will also be awarded to two lucky second place winners. The first 50 students to pass the exam with a 100% will automatically win a 2 GB thumb drive. Make sure you take the exam before 11:55 pm on February 17th so that your entry will be entered in the drawing for these great prizes! And don’t worry about passing the exam the first time, you can take it as many times as you need to get 100%. (Once you get a 100% your job is done, then just sit back and wait for the prize winners to be announced after spring break. Getting 100% multiple times on the exam will not win you multiple entries in the drawing.)
Not so sure your computer security knowledge is up-to-date? No problem! ITS has created a Computer Security tutorial to get students ready for the big exam. Checkout http://www.umflint.edu/its/awareness/ for a practice test that will prepare you for the real thing.
