Ohio University Audit Uncovers Unsecured Data
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Fri, 2010-01-15 17:23
Quick Facts
- Date: 1/15/2010
- Institution: Ohio University
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: None
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Abstract
A recent audit at Ohio University discovered student information was unsecured. The audit, conducted internal to the university, discovered that computers at two Ohio University campuses contained student Social Security numbers and were not encrypted or protected against theft. One of the computers was discovered in the College of Education on the main campus which prompted a review of all university owned computers. The other computers, six in total, were discovered on the Zanesville campus. There is no evidence to suggest that the information on these computers were exposed, stolen or misused.