Projects and Services

The CIS Network group is involved in many networking initiatives at Texas A&M University, the state of Texas and across the nation.

Internet2

Abilene Network

The Academy for Advanced Telecommunications and Learning Technologies

Trans-Texas Videoconference Network (TTVN)

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TAMU Security Tools

Several utilities and tools have been developed to help TAMU administrators secure their machines and keep campus protected from attacks. These tools include:

• Firewall.tamu.edu
  View current firewall settings for hosts you own
• Scan.tamu.edu
  Perform a vulnerability scan againsts host you own
• NetSQUID
  Information on boxes deployed in residence halls to automatically isolate virus and worm infected machines. This is also now available for campus administrators.

A package of security tools was developed by the CIS Network Group to help provide security for campus administrators. These tools were developed as a result of an attack on the campus network in 1992. The attack and the development of the tools are documented in The TAMU Security Package: An Ongoing Response to Internet Intruders in an Academic Environment.

The tools that were developed include:

• Drawbridge
  A powerful bridging filter package
• Tiger
  A set of convenient, yet thorough, machine checking programs
• Netlog
  A set of intrusion detection network monitoring programs

These tools are copyrighted but publicly available. They can be downloaded at www.net.tamu.edu/ftp/security/TAMU.

For further information on campus network security, visit http://security.tamu.edu.