EDUCATION platforms that run the operational side of things such as network software and hardware are nothing short of essential and in terms of scale are much larger . We have already spoken about the ties between the university and Cisco Systems on the innovation front , however Cisco is also a significant back office hardware and software provider , much of it supplied and maintained by Australian Cisco Master Partner Data # 3 , which also supplies Deakin ’ s Microsoft LAR ( Large Account Reseller ) and manages the computer hardware and software used across the campuses .
Innovation on the scale we see at Deakin is driven by an exponential increase in data capture , and big data means heightened risk that it may be compromised . Nowhere is cybersecurity more important than in the academic world , and Confalonieri decided that the traditional approach whereby cybersecurity was centralised under the IT banner , managed by a central team , and embedded in technical operations , should be reviewed . “ Ours is a 24 / 7 business , and we cannot afford any form of disruption . This is something we are very serious about ,” he says . Accordingly in August last year he created the new post of Head of Information Security and Risk within the IT team . Resilience in the face of the challenges posed by location information , IoT and cloud strategy will be strengthened by this
“ OURS IS A 24 / 7 BUSINESS , AND WE CANNOT AFFORD ANY FORM OF DISRUPTION . THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT .”
– William Confalonieri , Vice President , CDO and CIO www . deakin . edu . au 157