The goal of this document is to discuss and apply knowledge of Information Security to common security problems and concerns in an educational environment. My motivation for researching and discussing issues in an educational environment stems from my experience in such networks. With the explosion of the Internet and connectivity around the world and especially in the United States educational networks have become heavily reliant on connectivity within the institution and to the Internet. This connectivity facilitates the main goal of education as well as is a requirement for doing daily business related to that institution. At the same time this connectivity in which students, faculty, and staff participate has created a breading ground for vulnerabilities, threats, and compromises within these networks. Since educational networks must remain generally open in order to aid in the exchange of information these networks inherently pose great difficulty in securing and curbing the amount of intrusions since security compromises cannot be eliminated in its entirety.