Enterprise Information Technology Services Press Release
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Monday, April 24, 2006

WRITER: Bert DeSimone, 706/542-5110, bert@uga.edu
CONTACT: Stanton Gatewood, 542-5359, infosec@uga.edu

Office of Information Security's learning program among UGA programs receiving best practice recognition in southeastern competition

ATHENS, Ga.— The UGA Office of Information Security has received a best practice award for its SATE Program—Security Awareness, Training, and Education— from the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO). A best practice award recognizes initiatives, projects, or services which makes a significant difference to the operation of an institution.

According to information released by SACUBO, colleges and universities across the southeastern United States were encouraged to submit initiatives for the "Best Practices 2006" award. The best practices submitted to SACUBO were reviewed and the top seven finalist institutions were asked to present their best practices at the organization's annual meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, April 9-11.

Stanton Gatewood, UGA's Chief Information Security Officer, presented the SATE program to more than 600 college and business officers at the annual meeting, where he learned the program had received runner-up honors.

"Having the UGA SATE Program as a runner-up in the SACUBO "Best Practices 2006" competition was an honor and testament of higher education's commitment to securing our institutions," said Gatewood. "SACUBO was a great place to interact with peer and aspirant institutions. It was a chance to 'evangelize' about security awareness, training, and education regionally."

The SATE Program, which includes the ongoing development of an online training program to inform UGA staff about the risks and threats they face and the steps they can take to protect themselves, was similarly honored in October 2005. The program received the first-place award in the 2005 University System of Georgia Best Practices competition.

Reference
Coverage of the first-place award received by the Office of Information Security in the University System of Georgia Best Practices competition is available in the UGA News Service archives:

http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/051014_BestPractices.shtml

About SACUBO
The Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO) was founded in 1928 to foster, develop, and promote improved principles and efficient practices in the business and financial management of colleges and universities. SACUBO is one of four regional associations that constitute the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). NACUBO is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and represents the needs of higher education as well as acting as a clearing house for information and professional development. For more information, please visit the SACUBO Web site: www.sacubo.org.

About EITS
Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) is committed to providing information technology resources and services in support of the mission of the University of Georgia as articulated in the overarching strategic plan for the University. Under the leadership of the University's Chief Information Officer, EITS executes its mission via eight core initiatives: strategic planning and governance, instructional technology, research computing, client support, information security, outreach and partnerships, business operations and administrative applications, and infrastructure support. For more information, please visit the EITS Web site: www.eits.uga.edu.