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K-State Office of Information Security and Compliance

Harvard Townsend

Chief Information Security Officer

(785) 532-2985
Office: Hale 9C

Harvard leads the Office of Information Security and Compliance 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 Office of Information Security and Compliance
  • Chair the 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

Richard Becker

Network Security Analyst

(785) 532-0033
Office: Hale 12A

Richard 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.
Richard'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

Josh McCune

Network Security Analyst

(785) 532-2598
Office: Hale 9B

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

Elizabeth Shannon

Security Assessment and Compliance Specialist

(785) 532-2540
Office: Hale 12A

Elizabeth is responsible for coordinating and/or performing risk and security assessments, and working with departments and colleges on campus to ensure compliance with relevant state, federal, and industry regulatory requirements.
Elizabeth's duties include:

  • Perform regular and on-demand security assessments
  • Oversee on-going compliance with the technological security requirements of the PCI DSS
  • Handle notices of alleged copyright infringement per the DMCA
  • Coordinate development and maintenance of IT security-related policies and procedures
  • Recommend adoption of a security standard and develops and maintains a plan for compliance
  • Track IT security incidents and analyzes incident statistics
  • Participate in the SIRT

Vacant

Cyber-Security Analyst
 Office: Hale 12A

Responsible for implementing Information Security awareness and training campaigns for faculty, staff and students at K-State. Assists with the creation and delivery of new university policies and procedures for increasing IT security.
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