Practical skills for securing a computer (NONTECHNICAL)

Rebecca Gould, Director and Professor iTAC

October 4, 2006

Agenda

• Quiz

• Discussion of nontechnical practices

• Scenarios

• Sources to review

Information supplied courtesy of the Indiana University UITS Knowledge Base.

Security poster developed at Indiana University

Passwords

Tips to remember passwords for K-State (eID) and nonK-State systems (banking,etc)

Should I use my eID password on nonK-State systems? Why or why not?

Virus protection

K-State Antivirushttp://antivirus.ksu.edu

Link to the Frequently Asked Questions

Trend Micro website with basic security practiceshttp://www.trendmicro.com/en/security/general/virus/overview.htm

Patching your Operating System and Software

Securing your computer

Connecting your computer to the campus network

What is a key logger?

Security poster developed at Indiana University

Information supplied courtesy of the Indiana University UITS Knowledge Base.

Spyware

E-mail

Instant Messaging

Phishing scamhttp://www.antiphishing.org/phishing_archive.html

Back up, back up, back up

Scenarios

K-State IT Security Websitehttp://www.k-state.edu/infotech/security/

IT Policies

http://www.k-state.edu/vpast/itpolicies/

IT Employee Code of Ethicshttp://www.k-state.edu/infotech/ethics/

StaySafeOnlinehttp://www.staysafeonline.org/

Summary

http://www.educause.edu/SecurityVideoContest2006/7103

Questions