Project Briefing: Implications of Improved Security for Networked Information Dan Updegrove Security Task Force Co-Chair and Vice President for Information Technology University of Texas at Austin Steve Worona Director of Policy and Networking Programs EDUCAUSE The security of computers and networks is critical to ensure the availability and integrity of networked information. What are the implications of improved security for networked information? How will efforts to improve security influence the values of higher education and libraries? How should the values of higher education and libraries influence efforts to improve security? What principles should guide strategies to improve IT security on campus and in libraries? The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force will report on its examination of these important issues and will describe its efforts to coordinate improvements in IT security for the higher education community. Web Links: EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force Handout: Principles to Guide Effords to Improve Computer and Network Security for Higher Education (MS Word document)