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Remote-access protocols RDP, SSH, VNC to be blocked Aug. 13

Posted on by Rebecca Gould

The Office of Information Security and Compliance will begin blocking RDP, SSH, and VNC incoming Remote Access protocols at the campus border starting 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13.

This means that users using these protocols to access on-campus resources will need to set up their Virtual Private Network (VPN) prior to the deadline. Continue reading “Remote-access protocols RDP, SSH, VNC to be blocked Aug. 13” →

Network maintenance moved to 11 p.m.-3 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11

Posted on by Harvard Townsend (harv@ksu.edu)

This Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., IT Services staff will install new routers and firewalls at the campus network border. During this maintenance window, the campus will likely experience brief outages of Internet connectivity lasting 5-10 minutes each (i.e., computers on campus will be unable to connect to anything off campus and vice versa during those few minutes). Also, K-State’s VPN service will be disrupted as that service is moved to the new firewalls. No other services should be affected.

The purposes of the project are:

  1. Replace aging border routers that will soon reach the end of support
  2. Install firewalls to improve security at the campus border
  3. Upgrade K-State’s connection with KanREN (and therefore the Internet) to 10 Gbps (this will tentatively happen on Jan. 15, pending arrival of appropriate interfaces for the KanREN routers)

If you have any questions or concerns about this maintenance window, call Harvard Townsend (785-532-2985) or email network@ksu.edu and security@ksu.edu.

Check the “Status of ITS resources” page for updated information
(www.k-state.edu/its/status).

SSL VPN service now available to all K-Staters

Posted on by Josh McCune

As part of an ongoing project to decommission the aging hardware that is currently supporting most VPN services at K-State, all users with an active K-State eID are now enabled to use the new SSL-based VPN (K-State Virtual Private Network) and the Cisco AnyConnect client. The new client:

  • Is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux
  • Is simpler to configure
  • Should work better than the older IPSEC-based client in more restrictive network environments

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IT security roundtable May 7: Traveling safely

Posted on by Harvard Townsend (harv@ksu.edu)

Summertime makes Manhattan seem like a ghost town as K-State students, faculty, and staff hit the roads and airways for distant lands. The potential rewards of personal and professional travel are great, but so are the security risks. Thus, this month’s IT security roundtable will discuss tips on how to travel safely so people can protect themselves from identity theft, financial fraud, and other threats related to information and technology while on vacation.

Join us 9-10:30 a.m. Friday, May 7, in Union 213 to learn about: