Cyber Security Haunted House: Creating a New Approach to

Reach Students

Kenneth JanzDirector, Center for Instruction, Research, and Technology

Indiana State University

EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference

Chicago, Illinois

4:30 p.m., March 12, 2007

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Indiana State at a Glance

Founded in 1865 (Normal School)Public State Supported

Terre Haute, Indiana

• Enrollment ~12,000 FTE• 523 T / TT / FTT Faculty• 6 Colleges – 140+ UG Degrees• 7 Doctoral; 66 Masters

Security Awareness @ ISU

• Started in Fall 2005• Yearlong activity • Focused in October• Committee Oversees Activities

– Director, CIRT– Associate Director, CIRT– Communications and Publications Manager– Help Desk Director– Interactive and Multimedia Designer

Multiple Communication Strategies

• Integrated in IT Workshops• IT Web site Banner• Posters • Security Videos • Student Newspaper Ads• Food Court Table Tents • Security Awareness Panel• Cyber Security Haunted House (new)

Example: Student Newspaper Ad

Example: Food Court Table Tents

Planning for the Haunted House

• Committee met 6 times over three months starting in August.

• Moved student workers from other parts of OIT to staff the Haunted House.

• Relatively small budget for project ($200)– Not counting staff/student worker time or – Give away items provided by vendor.

Marketing the Haunted House

• Direct email sent to students.

• Email to faculty encouraging students to participate.

• Ad placed in the student newspaper.

• Posters placed around campus.

• Signs placed around the commons.

Signs Placed Around the Commons to Draw in Students

Haunted House: Front Desk

• Handed out:– Student Technology Guides;– Safe Computing CDs;– Security Awareness Checklist @ ISU;– Technology @ Indiana State Spiffs; and– Halloween Candy.

• Sign-up for drawing of free i-Pod.

Outcomes

• 800 students visited the Haunted House over the four days it was open.

• Students leaving the event talk about the all the topic areas, especially the information concerning keeping your private information private on MySpace and Facebook sites.

• The Haunted House complemented the other marketing materials of Security Awareness Month.

Questions?

For more Information:Kenneth Janz, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Instruction, Research, and TechnologyIndiana State UniversityPhone: 1-812-237-9632

Email: kjanz@indstate.edu