UCL Computer Security Newsletter - July 2007

The purpose of this newsletter is to keep all security reps and other
interested parties informed about what is happening around UCL
regarding computer security. Further information from the Computer
Security Team is always available at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cert.

0. CST changes

Please note that CST will have some personnel changes for a year as
from 1st September 2007. Note that we have an advertisement out at
the moment (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/vacancies/adverts/JDG20.html).
This is my last newsletter for a while, although newsletter
production will continue in my absence.

1. CST Terms of Reference

These have now been approved by the Information Strategy Committee
and will be on the CST website soon (at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cert/termsofreference.html).

2. Sophos - new versions

New versions of Sophos Endpoint Security and Anti-virus are on the
website (June/July versions) at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/fsecure/Sophos.html

3. BS7799 statement

Note if you are responding to a body such as The Office for National
Statistics (but various other bodies ask similar) who ask about
Information (or Data) Security Policies and BS7799, then the
statement at the following web page should suffice -
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cert/bs7799compliance.html

4. Institutional Firewall

It is UCL policy that all departments will be protected by the
institutional firewall. A programme of transitions is currently
taking place and will run through to early August.

5. General

Please note all correspondence from the UCL Computer Security Team is
digitally signed either with personal PGP keys or the CERT team key
(public keys available from http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cert/contacts.html).

This newsletter and previous ones are available at
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cert/cst-newsletters/index.html (except currently the
March one as that had sensitive information in it.

We welcome feedback on the content and organisation of documents on
our web page.