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Staff Directory on Web


From: "Barton, Robert W." <bartonrt () LEWISU EDU>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:56:32 +0000

Afternoon,

There is a little debate going here on IF our directory of employees (name, number, email, department) should be 
available to the web.  One side looks at it as we are being transparent, and it is good "marketing".  The other side is 
looking at it like we are releasing to much information (making it easier for a hacker to find targets) and making it 
easy for SPAMers.  Has anybody had this conversation before?  Anybody have an article that says one or the other?

As I search around, I'm seeing colleges/universities that go both ways.

Robert W. Barton
Executive Director of Information Security & Policy
Lewis University
1 University Parkway
Romeoville, IL  60446-2200
815-836-5663

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