screw the IT dept, they are not going to cover your losses if you get ripped off. look for articles to show the administration what kind of coverage they'll get if it happens to them and a letter explaining the reasons you have for sending them

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,44501,00.html

http://www.wsusignpost.com/vnews/dis.../3e6eb930e8812

http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spri...tybreaches.htm


<google using 'social security college network hacked'>

if you get no response gather this info this and print up hand outs to pass out to everyone. find someone (or more) that shares your disdain for this practice to help you


...you were expecting maybe i should say "go ahead and hack it"...not a chance