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The above statement was written in 1990 in an Internet Engineering Task Force Request For Comments (RFC) describing the basic responsibilities of network managers. In the intervening years, changes in technology, in the way the network is used and abused, and in the legal obligations of those providing network services have created a growing set of challenges to the successful maintenance of an effective Internet. For the UCSB campus data network to be able to meet institutional goals and responsibilities, the following issues must be addressed:

1. The security and integrity of the campus network must be maintained. In addition to the efforts required for normal operation, there is an increased need to address the effects of viruses, worms, and other security exploits, both to minimize their disruptive effects and to limit institutional legal liability.
2. Access to campus network resources needs to be controllable based on the usage and licensing requirements of those services.
3. The source of network traffic must be identifiable (both the source system and the person responsible for that system) to be able to appropriately respond to security compromises and other problems, in addition to limiting institutional liability.