Adelphi has implemented a new authentication service to increase security while providing better integration with existing and future services.

About the New Method
CAS (Central Authentication Service) is a utility now used at Adelphi that enables you to access multiple applications by typing your username and password credentials one time. You will use your same universal username and password as before. If you don't know your password or have trouble logging in, please reset your password using the on-screen links at http://ecampus.adelphi.edu.

Once logged in using CAS, you can visit any Adelphi web application that uses CAS authentication without having to log in again for a certain period of time.

CAS provides a means for our online applications to remain secure while not inconveniencing you by having to log on to every service. This method also improves security by simplifying the procedures each application follows in order to perform authentication. Use of CAS reduces the risk of username and password exposure because it requires the transmission of this information only once.

Technical Info
CAS was originally created by Yale University to provide a trusted way for an application to authenticate a user.

When you access secure content, there are two phases you must go through to be allowed to access it: authentication and authorization. Authentication is proving that you are who you say you are. Authorization is determining whether a proven person has permission to access something. CAS handles authentication. By logging in to CAS, CAS can authenticate your identity to participating services because you have authenticated yourself to CAS and CAS is trusted by the services that use it.

Help
For other questions or for information relating to Adelphi's web applications, contact:

Customer Services
Swirbul Library, 2nd Floor
p - 516.877.3340
e - customerservices@adelphi.edu

Customer Services asks all Adelphi faculty, staff, and students to be especially cautious if you receive any email messages regarding your "Adelphi Email Account" or similar language. Do not respond to any such password requests. An email phishing scam that has targeted other universities has also been reported at Adelphi in the form of a password request/account activation.

Please note: Adelphi Customer Services or network administrators will never contact a user to ask for your password for any reason.

If you receive a similar message that you believe is a phishing scam, please forward it to customerservices@adelphi.edu. Do not open any attachments or respond to the sender.

Authors of malicious software are attempting to trick users into downloading and executing their programs in increasingly creative ways. Adelphi's Computer Security Incident Response team recently began tracking the latest of these attempts, described below.

Users with a valid Adelphi email address have reported receiving email that claims "A Friend" has sent them an e-card. In the message is a link, which when a user clicks on it, will download and attempt to execute a program.

To prevent your computer from being infected with malicious software do not allow the program to execute.

In situations like this, common sense must prevail. Why would someone be sending you an e-card without disclosing their name? Why would a friend ask you to run a program that you don't already have on your computer?

Please be careful when opening e-cards. If you did accidentally open the e-card and allowed the program to execute, please notify Customer Services immediately at x3340.

Never trust attachments that you do not expect and never run programs directly off the Internet — if you are certain it's from a trusted source, you should still save the program to your computer first to allow for a virus scan.

Computer Security Incident Response, Customer Services
Office of Information Technology and Resources
Phone: 516-877-3340
Email: customerservices@adelphi.edu

Adelphi students, faculty, and staff are advised to be especially cautious in light of a recent phishing attack that has targeted universities in the form of a password request.

Please note: Adelphi Customer Services or network administrators will never contact a user to ask for your password for any reason. Adelphi policy does not allow the sharing of passwords with anyone, for any reason. Passwords are issued to individuals, who are responsible for keeping them confidential.

The University of Cincinnati and several other universities have been targeted by a phishing attack in which students and faculty were asked to send their passwords by email. Unfortunately, several users did respond to the scam email with their logon credentials, making their personal information vulnerable.

If you receive a similar message that you believe is a phishing scam, do not respond to it. Please forward it to customerservices@adelphi.edu.

On Friday morning, January 18, the Office of Information Technology & Resources launched the new Panther system.

If you have an account on Adelphi's Unix-based Panther system, you need to be aware of how the new Panther's software upgrades and security requirements will affect you:

You will now use your Universal eCampus Username and Password to log in to Panther. Your old Panther username and password will not work on the new system, and you will need to contact Customer Services to activate your new Panther account.

Connections via Telnet and FTP are no longer permitted. You must use Secure Shell (SSH) to log in to the system, and Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) to transfer files. If you do not have SSH and SFTP clients, or aren't sure if you do, you can find links to software at http://infotech.adelphi.edu/services/panther.php.

New Panther will no longer provide email. Panther email will continue to be delivered to the old system until it is deactivated (see below).

The former Panther system, including all existing data, email, and accounts on the system, will be available at oldpanther.adelphi.edu until June 2008. Please make sure that you back up or transfer all of you necessary files to the new system as soon as possible. As an account holder, you are responsible for transferring your own files from the old Panther system.

If you experience problems or have questions, please contact Customer Services at 516.877.3340, email support@adelphi.edu, or visit us in the Information Commons on the Second Floor of Swirbul Library.

Welcome to the first issue of Technology@Adelphi, the Web newsletter of the Office of Information Technology and Resources (OITR). I joined the OITR staff in July, and as I continue to discover how technology enhances the academic lives of Adelphi's students, enables the creativity of our faculty, and optimizes the workflow for administrators, I want the campus community to be aware of what is going on behind the scenes.

I am not a technical expert like most of my colleagues in the OITR. I approach what I have been learning with curiosity, occasional bewilderment, and often the regret that most of the tools students have access to today were not available when I was an undergrad in the early '90s. I hope everyone who reads this newsletter will become inspired to try something new in academic technology, and seek out the skilled tech support of the OITR or FCPE when you need it.

Enjoy,
Christine Reslmaier
Content Editor/Copywriter
Office of Information Technology & Resources

The Office of Information Technology and Resources is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Kees Leune to our staff in the new position of Information Security Officer. The primary responsibility of this post is to develop and implement an encompassing set of information security policies, procedures, and guidelines to safeguard sensitive data and to ensure University compliance with legal requirements pertaining to the handling of all data.

Kees will be working closely with administrative and academic departments to identify the best practices for each department's needs, as well as recommend policies that affect the information security of the entire University. His extensive background in Internet security and his continual research on the latest global perspectives are a tremendous asset to Adelphi. He will also be teaching Computer Science classes at Adelphi.

He studied Information Technology and Systems at Tilburg University in his native country, the Netherlands. After spending several years in the business world as a consultant and researcher, he returned to Tilburg to pursue his Ph.D. in Information Systems and held the post of Security Officer.

Kees can be reached via email at leune@adelphi.edu or by phone at 516.877.3936. His office is located in Hagedorn Hall, Lower Level.

Please join us in welcoming Kees to our country and to our University.

Thank you,
Jack Chen
Chief Information Officer
Adelphi University

The Office of Information Technology and Resources offers brief and informative computer workshops throughout the year on topics such as GroupWise, Microsoft Office, and Internet Security to help you work more efficiently.

We invite you to view and sign up for one or more of the 1-to-2-hour workshops being given in the upcoming semester. We look forward to having many participants attend.

Please visit http://infotech.adelphi.edu/services/workshops.php for the current schedule of workshops. You may register on the workshop link.

All classes will be conducted in Swirbul Library. If you require more information, please contact Customer Services at x3340.

You may alternately email your request to customerservices@adelphi.edu. Please include the workshop title in the subject line. In the body of the email, be sure to indicate your full name, telephone extension, and department.

We look forward to your participation.

Adelphi has partnered with media service RUCKUS so that you can get FREE music downloads, plus connect with your friends and other students at universities across the U.S.

Use your adelphi.edu address to access more than 3 millions tracks, music videos, and movies. Plus, Ruckus now has an application on Facebook, so you can check out things like Adelphi's Top 10 most-played songs, national student playlists and album reviews, and more.

It's free for students, 100% legal, and you don't have to worry about the threat of viruses or spyware like from some risky download sites.

Find out more, and register for Ruckus today: http://infotech.adelphi.edu/ruckus

Already a member? Check out the new application on Facebook:
http://apps.facebook.com/ruckusnetwork/

Download albums from these artists and many more:
Akon, Beck, Amy Winehouse, Explosions in the Sky, Badly Drawn Boy, The Bravery, Bloc Party, Ciara, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Christina Aguilera, Carrie Underwood, Dr. Dog, Dirty on Purpose, Don Omar, Don Caballero, the Fratellis, Fall Out Boy, The Faint, Fantasia, The Fray, Good Charlotte, Gym Class Heroes...

RUCKUS
Music.Media.Mayhem

We have updated our search engine on the Adelphi website to expedite and enhance your ability to find targeted information throughout the adelphi.edu site.

To begin a search, enter a word or phrase in the box that appears in the upper right corner of the screen. You can also perform advanced searches. After you get the initial results for your search criteria, click on the Advanced Search link to narrow your results.

Faculty and staff who can access the intranet on campus may also use this application to do intranet searches.

As a new service, classrooms 100 and 101 in Swirbul Library will be open until 3:00 AM. These new regular Swirbul hours will be in effect on Sunday through Thursday nights until late night study hours start before finals. Note that room 100 contains computers with a printer and room 101 provides study space. Restrooms are adjacent to these rooms.

In order to use these rooms, you must enter through the exterior door at the northeast corner of Swirbul after the rest of the library closes at midnight. You will need an Adelphi ID card for entry.

An updated eCampus has launched with new applications and streamlined navigation to give you quicker access to the information you need.

The Services tab combines existing applications and new programs including:

• My Profile that lets you check your personal information
• Faculty Profile that expedites uploading and editing information

Other enhancements include:

• ability to customize links to your favorite URLs
• updated email with drag-and-drop, search, and calendar features
• Message Board forums for your feedback and suggestions.

We value your comments. Sign on to eCampus now and let us know what you think.