Vericept Teams with Expert to Create Grant Template to Aid Schools in Obtaining Federal Funding for Security in Schools.NEW ORLEANS New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded & ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Vericept Provides "Virtual Adult Supervision" of Student Internet, E-mail and Network Use to Ensure Safety in Schools Vericept Corporation, the leading provider of risk management solutions, today announced it is currently teaming with expert Nancy Willard Nancy Willard (born June 26, 1936, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a children's author and poet. In 1982, she received the Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. She lives in Poughkeepsie, New York and lectures at Vassar College.[1]. , executive director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use, to create a grant template to aid schools in obtaining federal funding for use of Vericept's technology, through the Safe and Drug Free Schools program. Vericept enables "virtual adult supervision" of student Internet, e-mail and network use through its Vericept Intelligence Platform. Monitoring thousands of schools across the country, Vericept's solution identifies instances of network misuse by children, such as cyber (1) From "cybernetics," it is a prefix attached to everyday words to add a computer, electronic or online connotation. The term is similar to "virtual," but the latter is used more frequently. See virtual. bullying, visits to Web sites that provide potentially dangerous information, online drug dealing and e-mail dialogues threatening violent acts - providing school staff with the tools and information they need to deter and prevent potentially harmful behavior. The grant template, which will be outlined in the release of an upcoming white paper written by Nancy Willard, will provide schools with an easy-to-use guide for requesting funding to help with implementing measures to ensure Internet safety in schools. "Many instances of misuse of the Internet by students and staff raise significant concerns related to safety," said Nancy Willard. "The grant template provides guidance on incorporating Internet monitoring Analyzing traffic on the Internet. Monitoring is performed to determine packet volume for network configuration as well as to find out how employees are spending their time on the Internet. This is the first step in determining whether or not filtering should be added to the network. into the district's school safety plan that is submitted to the state for funding through the Safe and Drug Free Schools program. Safety experts know that adult supervision is the key to maintaining a safe educational environment. School administrators who have implemented Vericept's technology have informed me that Internet monitoring assists in deterring misuse and allows them to more effectively detect and intervene when such misuse occurs. The Vericept technology provides the virtual adult supervision that is lacking in many school networks today." Most schools have implemented acceptable use policies; require staff supervision; and use filtering software to try to detect and prevent harmful online behavior. "Vericept is filling the gap that is left with the implementation of these measures," said Tery Larrew, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Vericept. "Filtering technology can block many, but clearly not all, inappropriate Web sites. It lacks the ability to address some of the key concerns of schools today, including the ability to flag incidents of cyber bullying, online drug dealing and e-mail discussions threatening violent acts. When teachers have to spend all of their time supervising, valuable instructional opportunities can be lost. Policies are meaningless without effective enforcement." The Vericept Intelligent Platform, powered by its Contextual Linguistics Engine, goes far beyond these means of security by providing adult supervision - the ultimate key to school safety - in a virtual manner. Vericept monitors all network traffic - Internet, Web-mail, email, chat, instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , peer-to-peer file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. , telnet, FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to and bulletin board postings - to not only flag incidents of network misuse but also to serve as a deterrent, as well as to preserve evidence of misuse which can be used if necessary to impose disciplinary action. Vericept offers educators the opportunity to set standards according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. local community values, plus ensuring that accountability is maintained while empowering the proper school authorities to take corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or . About Vericept Corporation Vericept Corporation is the leading provider of enterprise risk management solutions. The solution platform enables corporations, educational institutions and government agencies to dramatically reduce information security risks, network abuse, and other "insider threat" breaches through comprehensive content monitoring, using unique and proprietary linguistics analysis technologies. Vericept's solutions provide never-before seen visibility to inappropriate activity, policy enforcement risks, and information leaks across all forms of Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. , including Web, email, chat, IM, P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. , FTP, bulletin board postings and telnet in real time without requiring an increase in resources. Vericept provides the information and the capability to take appropriate action almost immediately to prevent losses to valuable information assets. Vericept is a privately-held company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. For additional information, please visit the company's Web site at www.vericept.com or call 800.262.0274. |
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