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HARDING REMEMBERS Millions affected by Target hacks
IS&T talks tips to protect students’ online security by Marianna Woodruff student writer After junior Kailey Massey died in a car accident on her way back to Harding for the spring semester, students found ways to honor her memory and help comfort her close friends and family. Jeremy Daggett, field director for the Harding in Zambia group Massey was in, accompanied members of the group to Texas to attend Massey’s funeral last week. Daggett said the entire HIZ 2012 group except one student, who was out of town, made the trip. “We didn’t expect to be able to say much when we were there,” Daggett said. “Words aren’t enough with this sort of tragedy. The group sang, and admirably let God work through them in that way. We also hoped that by our very presence God would somehow reach and comfort Kailey’s family. There’s something about human presence, the image of God encountering the image of God, that allows us somehow to be conduits of God’s presence. That
was our prayer while there, not that we would be able to say anything or do anything ourselves, but that God would convey his presence in a very tangible way through us.” Massey’s family asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to The Haven, an orphanage in Zambia that Massey worked with while she was there. In the days following her death, Harding hosted two events in Massey’s honor: a student-led candlelight vigil on Monday, Jan. 13 and a chapel memorial service on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Additionally, Massey’s social club, Delta Nu, and her Harding in Zambia group both gathered to pray, sing, remember and grieve. “She was your ideal Harding student,” junior Colleen Crowder, one of Massey’s club sisters, said. “If you could go through your Harding experience without ever an unkind word being spoken about you, that says a lot about your character.”
Friends and family remembered PA graduate student Lauren Bump through a candlelight memorial and two memorial runs after she was stabbed to death on New Year’s Eve. Bump was part of a class of only 35 PA students, creating a tight-knit group, according to PA program director Michael Murphy. About half of those students attended Bump’s Texas funeral where hundreds of pink balloons were released in her memory. Since one of Bump’s passions was running, she was also remembered with a silent run through the park where she was killed and another memorial run held at a nearby park. Once students returned to school for the semester, they held a candlelight vigil to honor Bump. During this vigil, Bump’s friends highlighted her mission trip to Guatemala in a slideshow. According to Murphy, Bump was someone who strived to “live a Christ-centered life.” On Jan. 4, Christian Bautista was arrested and charged with Bump’s murder and is being held on $200,000 bond.
On Dec. 19, 2013, Target reported that between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, 2013, 40 million customers had their credit card information stolen by hackers. As of Jan.13,110 million customers had been affected. According to CNN, further investigation into the hacking of credit and debit card numbers revealed that encrypted PIN numbers for debit cards had been stolen. The investigation also revealed an additional breach involving data such as customer names and phone numbers. This breach affected nearly 70 million customers. Target said it was notifying as many customers as it could, and that they would provide free credit monitoring and identity theft protection. Junior Natalie Heyen had her credit card information compromised through the Target hacking. She said she was pleased with how quickly her credit card provider, Chase, came to the rescue. “I got an email from Chase saying they thought that my card had been one that might be at risk,” Heyen said. “They immediately sent me a new card with a new number.”
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According to CNN, dozens of lawsuits were filed against Target in the days after it announced the breach last month. Target said that sales dipped as much as 6 percent after it first revealed publicly that it had been hacked. Senior Andrew Emerson, a Dormnet student worker, encouraged students to be aware of new threats. He said to know what websites you are on and keep BY GRANT SCHOL | THE BISON business to reputable sites. “When it comes to computers, you’re only as good as your weakest link,” Emerson said. “Hackers are always going to find a way.” Keith Cronk, vice president of information systems and technology, said in the Target case, it was not a database, but their web server that was breached by the hackers. doing so this semester. Hackers gained access to Due to the remodeling of the the information by loading art building, there are new security malware on the point of cameras being added to the Olen sale terminals at the cash Hendrix building, a feature which registers. the department regularly updates. In addition to exercising Construction on the science precaution in stores when building will also add additional using a credit card,Cronk gave security measures including access tips for keeping information control and possibly new security safe while shopping online. cameras. Russell emphasized that the 1. Stick to known vendors. Never take an offer department of public safety is con- from a website you do not know. cerned about the safety of students 2. Look for https:// in a web address. Do not at all times. put information on a site unless it has https:// at “We are very much a part of the the beginning of its URL. Harding community and we take 3. Do not use public computers to order prodthe safety of students seriously,” ucts online. Do not use WiFi hotspots. There are Russell said. “We want students secured wireless networks all over campus, not to be cautious and safe at all times. just in the dorms. There is also an open network Think what you can do to protect (unsecured) network. You should always use the yourself, things like wearing your secured network. You know it is secured because seatbelt every day.” there will be some form of authentication required This semester the department when you join the network. of public safety has plans to host 4. Check bank accounts regularly. Set up actraining seminars and is already counts to alert you when suspicious activity occurs organizing the annual spring disaster within your account. Be vigilant. drill which will happen in April. art by Tyler Carmical | graphic designer
Public Safety considers police force, increased measures for campus safety by Alexis Hosticka news editor
The department of public safety is still in the process of deciding if and when Harding will have a university police force. According to Craig Russell, head of the department of public safety, some of the factors the school is considering are the process, cost and personnel who would be needed. If Harding does decide to have a police force on campus, Russell said the average student will likely not notice any major changes. He said if there were to be police on campus, they would be able to pull people over and operate like normal police officers. “The police on campus would have the authority to make traffic stops and give tickets,” Russell said. “But that would not necessarily be our highest priority. We are a service-oriented department and that is how we would remain if we had a police force.”
According to Russell, a decision will likely not be made until at least the end of the school year. “We think a police department would be beneficial in the future, but it won’t prevent us from being a successful department,” Russell said. “We have wonderful resources at our disposal.” The police on campus would have the authority to make traffic stops and give tickets. But that would not necessarily be our highest priority. We are a service-oriented department and that is how we would remain if we had a police force. -Craig Russell, director of public safety
Although there is not yet a conclusive decision, the department of public safety has still been working to improve safety and security for students throughout the past semester and has plans to continue
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