Case Study: When the average person thinks of network security within a school they often think of the student trying to hack into the system to change their grade, to see if they can take over their friends computer, or to put a prank up on the school website. In light of the current network dangers these may be some of least of the school system worries.

a) What should be the very first course of action?

b) Should the public be informed about the situation? If so, how will their trust be regained?

c) What steps should be taken to prevent similar attacks in the future?

d) What are the ethical issues of this situation?

e) How should students be dealt with if they were the people initiating the attack?