An approach to a new network security architecture for academic environments

Abstract

The rapidly growing interconnectivity of IT systems, and the convergence of their technology, renders these systems increasingly vulnerable to malicious attacks. Universities and academic institutions also face concerns about the security of computing resources and information, however, traditional security architectures are not effective for academic or research environments. This paper presents an approach to a new security architecture for the universities and academic centers. While still protecting information and computing resources behind a security perimeter, this system supports the information dissemination and allows the users to develop and test insecure softwares and protocols. We also proposed a method for auditing the security policy based on fuzzy logic intrusion detection system to check the network for possible violations.