Increasing Security by Focusing on Endpoints
Beth M. Rugg, Brandon DeLeeuw · 2017
End user devices are among the most vulnerable parts of an IT infrastructure. To help mitigate the vulnerabilities associated with these devices, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has focused on leveraging built-in tools that secure these endpoints and reduce costs by leveraging tools that already exist. We have changed our anti-virus software, deployed security software (i.e., FileVault and BitLocker) to encrypt laptop hard drives, locked down printers, reviewed and changed our PCI compliance methods, changed the way we deploy updates for Windows and Mac devices, and have begun pushing Mac OS updates. This paper will discuss the organizational and technical changes we made to accomplish these goals along the tips and tricks we learned along the way.