Center for Information Assurance Research and Education

University of New Mexico Designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education

The National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced that The University of New Mexico has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance.

For more information, read the press releases from the NSA and The Anderson School of Management.

Computer Forensics Lab Awarded to New Mexico

The FBI announced that the state of New Mexico, in conjunction with the UNM Police Department, UNM Information Technology Services Department (ITS), and the NSA-certified UNM Anderson School of Management's Center for Information Assurance Research and Education, CIARE, has been awarded the nation's 15th Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL).

For more information, read the press releases from the FBI, the Anderson School of Management, and the University of New Mexico.

Anderson Virtual Lab (VLAB) Infrastructure Blueprint Available for Download

The software used to run the Anderson Virtual Lab is available for download. The download includes scripts, documentation, and the business case outlining the benefits of the VLAB.

To access the VLAB download, please send an email to: ia@mgt.unm.edu.

Download Anderson Virtual Lab (VLAB) Infrastructure Blueprint.

Online Security Education Training and Awareness Program (SETA)

Download SETA Modules

If you would like to download the online SETA training modules, please send an email to seta@ia.unm.edu

Download the SETA Modules

News and Events

• CIARE Seminar Series
• Information Assurance Graduate Students Work with Non-Profit Organizations ((c) DailyLobo, 1/25/2008)
• March 5, 2008 - Information Assurance Seminar with George B. Tselentis, CISM
• Anderson Students Develop Education and Training Program to Safeguard UNM Information
• Students investigate mock tax fraud (UNM Today)
• Students Get Taste of the IRS
• Anderson School of Management, IRS to Conduct Mock Fraud Investigation
• National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education Meet to Collaborate on Expertise and Resources

Mission

• Advance the regional application, management, and knowledge of information assurance (IA) and information security (InfoSec) through educational programs, business practice development, and scholarly research.
• Assist with the emerging Information Assurance and Information Security needs of our local and regional constituents and the university community.

Goals

• Support the development of IA/InfoSec leaders through a balance of teaching, scholarship and partnerships with government, public and private entities.
• Promote IA/InfoSec awareness in the regional K-12 educational community through outreach activities.
• Support scholarships and capacity-building grant applications at UNM.
• Develop and deliver IA curriculum for UNM and partner minority-serving educational institutions.
• Enhance the transfer of IA knowledge and practice in academic environments through pedagogical research.

UNM Security Days

Download UNM Security Days Lectures

If you missed Secuirty Days at UNM, you can download the lecture slides as they become available.

Click here for more information and UNM Security Days lecture material.

Advisories News Feed (Courtesy of Secunia.com)

Severity and Advisory Description

[2/5] Microsoft Windows XP I2O Utility Filter Driver Privilege Escalation
[3/5] HP-UX ftp Server Unspecified Denial of Service
[4/5] Microsoft Windows CE Image Processing Vulnerabilities
[1/5] Internet Explorer "DisableCachingOfSSLPages" Weakness
[3/5] Sun Solaris Print Service Unspecified Vulnerabilities
[4/5] Gentoo ltsp Multiple Vulnerabilities
[3/5] Fedora update for zoneminder
[3/5] Red Hat Directory Server Regular Expression Handler Buffer Overflow
[4/5] Fedora update for thunderbird
[3/5] Fedora update for tkimg

Last Updated: 5/13/2008 5:42:05 AM

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