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Kansas State University

K-State IT Security Team

Harvard Townsend

Chief Information Security Officer

(785) 532-2985
Office: Hale 9C

Harvard leads the IT security team and oversees the development and implementation of new security policies and procedures as well as chairing the Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) for K-State.
Harvard's duties include:

  • Supervise the IT Security Team
  • Chair SIRT
  • Develop new IT security policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
  • Respond to and manage high severity incidents
  • Develop and maintain K-State security architecture
  • Provide guidance on information security
  • Assess security risks to K-State information and information systems
  • Oversee Information Security awareness and training campaigns
  • Alerting campus to new vulnerabilities, threats and attacks

Josh McCune

Network Security Analyst

(785) 532-2598
Office: Hale 12A

Josh assists the Chief Information Security Officer with all aspects of K-State's IT security program with particular emphasis on managing network security technologies, performing network forensics, and handling security incidents.
Josh's duties include:

  • Manage security technologies such as firewalls, VPN service IDS/IPS, and Packeteer Packetshaper
  • Monitor, investigate and respond to abuse involving K-State systems
  • Perform network forensic analysis for security incidents
  • Work with other K-State IT teams to assess potential vulnerabilities
  • Assist with campus-wide awareness and training campaigns
  • Participate in the SIRT
  • Serve as backup for CISO when needed

Anthony Phillips

Computer Security Analyst

(785) 532-3341
Office: Hale 12A

The focus of Anthony's responsibility is managing K-State's program for securing computer systems (i.e., servers, desktops, and laptops). This includes establishing standards and best practices, assessing vulnerabilities, managing host-based security technologies, and recommending appropriate security tools.
Anthony's duties include:

  • Manage and provide guidance to the campus on securing K-State's computer systems
  • Perform computer forensic analysis for security incidents
  • Monitor, investigate and respond to abuse reports involving K-State systems
  • Work with other K-State IT teams to assess and mitigate security vulnerabilities
  • Manage K-State's PGP Whole Disk Encryption program
  • Assist with campus-wide awareness and training campaigns
  • Participate in the SIRT

Neil Sindicich

Cyber-Security Analyst

(785) 532-2598
Office: Hale 9A

Neil is responsible for implementing Information Security awareness and training campaigns for faculty, staff and students at K-State. He also assists with the creation and delivery of new university policies and procedures for increasing IT security.
Neil's duties include:

  • Develop awareness and training projects
  • Develop and deliver the SSN awareness campaign
  • Assist with development of security policies, procedures,standards and guidelines
  • Create and deliver an annual P2P education campaign for K-State
  • Develop new student and new faculty/staff security training
  • Assist in planning and documentation of the laptop encryption program
  • Assist with the documentation and publishing of VPN service procedures
  • Assist with development of forensics procedures
  • Assist with forensics analysis
  • Participate in the SIRT