Word: computerize
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Nearly two months ago, a hacker used the computer of an Eliot House resident to gain access to the user names and passwords of other Eliot House residents.
A week later, a Rhode Island man pleaded guilty to hacking into a Dunster House computer in October of 1996. Although the incident was not initially reported to FAS Computer Services, Osterberg says students have nothing to be worried about. "[I am] under the impression that the compromised system was...
Harvard students were subjected to heightened security this fall when they tried to access their e-mail accounts. Students had to change their passwords and pass a quiz about proper computer use before they could check their e-mail messages.
To this end, administrators have been busy educating students about network security. Besides the quiz, a newsgroup called harvard.comp.security has been created so students can discuss computer security issues.
"We're becoming more active in making security bulletining available to the user community through that newsgroup," Osterberg says. "I believe we've seen a large increase in overall awareness of computer security issues, which to me means that our outreach is starting to work. There is more to be...