Boston College Website Aliases
Data loss prevention may be revamped at BC, but this alias has been around the whole time.
This team member swam at the top of a 186 foot waterfall.
Tiffany
An anti virus tool with multiple uses, it primarily leads to TCs having to ask for exceptions so faculty and members can do their jobs.
Sophos
Regional to New England, this computing organization provides local support and community to ITS memebrs who particpate.
NERCOMP
Once handled by IdentityFinder, this acronym is now managed by Sophos.
DLP
Some people may be hesistant to use a password manager, but if they are ready to take the plunge, this website provides vendor recommendations.
Building things is his speciality, it is only natural that he used to be a CNC machinist!
Mike
"I don't know what happened!" may cause anxiety to hear when someone shows a bricked computer but there is certainly less anxiety when this is running backups in the background.
Crashplan
Nonprofit owning the .edu domain. It provides free resources for career progression and community building along with an annual conference for IT professionals in higher education.
EDUCAUSE
Created by the payment card industry, this compliance standard ensures no matter how you pay BC dining for that afternoon cookie, your data is safe.
PCI-DSS
While TCs end up being the de-facto Data Security Officer, this website directs people to the official departmental one.
The Little Mermaid was probably watched at least once while this person spent the 1990s doing trigonometry "under the sea"
Guy
Adding users to departmental servers is managed by this.
Active Directory
Known for a plus sign in the names of its IT certifications, this organization has certified many TCs over the years in support, networking, and security skills.
CompTIA
Created to ensure educational related data is protected, this compliance requirement ensures students can access and correct data about themselves.
FERPA
Adventure is out there, and she goes and finds it! This team member covered 5 national parks in 7 months with max steps.
Amrita
One app to rule them all...Why check multiple different apps for information when they all feed data into this one?
Axonius
Industry standard provider of cybsercurity specific certifications, their Certified in Cybersecurity leads into CISSP.
ISC2
Health related data on students may be covered by FERPA, but outside of the university this act ensures your data as a patient remains secure.
HIPAA
In the depths of the BC website live our institutional Policies, this alias is one of the easiest way to find them.
Who is the director of security?
Phil
No, a Google Sheet is not more secure for password management than this ITS tool.
1Password
Also known as the ACM, this organisation operates with the goal of advancing computing as a science and profession. Its podcast series "ByteCast" provides helpful interviews from industry professionals.
Association of Computing Machinery
Building on the FTC Safeguards Rule, this piece of compliance specifically affects student financial data. It has a notoriously hard name to say at first due to the tongue twisting nature of the full name.
GLBA