TLT CoffeeRead: Hi-Speed Campuswide Networks Bring Big Rewards, Big Risks
Hi-Speed Campuswide Networks Bring Big Rewards, Big Risks
“Whether wired or wireless, high speed computer networks allow students, teachers and administrators to communicate across the connected campus – be it grade school, college or university. In Canadian campuses, this is paramount as they are often spread over a large area in the city or outside it.
But networks can also give computer contagions and other digital threats a fast and easy way to get on campus – with potentially destructive consequences.”

Excellent article which brings up the issue of security as paramount in education networks. A new technology rises lately (SSL VPNs and mesh SSH networks) will help to build up security between workstations to a high level.