Jeanne Smythe

Work History

After more than thirty years at UNC, I retired from Information Technology Services in the Spring Semester of 2006. A brief article summarizing my career at UNC was published in The Hub .

I was fortunate to have my last major project be the one that was the most fun for me. In 1998 I started the Information Security Office.  There were few dedicated information security programs at the time, so there was no blue print for how to proceed - everything we did was innovative, fun, and exciting from building a security team, developing policies, reaching out to departments across campus, establishing work flow and procedures for incident response, to implementing intrusion prevention systems and security information management systems.

It was an awesome opportunity to start with a new concept, work with gifted enthusiastic people all over campus, and grow the Security Office into a valued mature service.  As the Security Office grew, our work was recognized beyond campus. For example, as part of a series of articles about Security thought leaders, in 2008 SANS interviewed Doug Brown about Security Office teamwork and our partnership with ITS Networking to enhance intrusion detection and prevention was cited in an article about Education All-Stars in Networking World.

Professional Affiliations

·       Member Information Systems Audit and Control Association, RTP Chapter, CISM certification

·       Charter Member NC Consumer Advisory Council on Health Information (CACHI)

     http://www.nchica.org/GetInvolved/CACHI/intro.htm

 

My Linkedin Profile can be found at  LinkedIn profile

 

 

Recent Travel

 

In the last year, I’ve had the opportunity for two extended trips to Europe. Last Fall I visited my daughter in Blois, France.  Living steps from the Chateau royal de Blois with a good view of a small park from her balcony was like being in a fairy tale. I loved the warmth of the people I met, we delighted in the food, and found the tourist attractions charming. 

 

In DecemberI visited Spain – Madrid for the art museums and the city life, Granada for the Alhambra, and Costa del Sol for a bit of sun. This was my first trip to Spain, and a demonstration of how little I retained from a Spanish class I took a few years ago. 

 

 

 

Contact Information

Jeanne_Smythe at unc.edu  or JeanneSmythe at gmail.com

Last modified: March 1, 2011.