Practical skills for securing a computer (NONTECHNICAL)

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Practical skills for securing a computer
(NONTECHNICAL)

• Rebecca Gould, Director and Professor iTAC
• October 4, 2006

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Agenda

• Quiz
• Discussion of nontechnical practices
• Scenarios
• Sources to review

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Security poster developed at Indiana University
Information supplied courtesy of the Indiana
University UITS Knowledge Base.
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Passwords
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Tips to remember passwords for K-State (eID) and
nonK-State systems (banking,etc)
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Should I use my eID password on nonK-State
systems? Why or why not?
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Virus protection
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K-State Antivirushttp//antivirus.ksu.edu

• Link to the Frequently Asked Questions
• Trend Micro website with basic security practices
• http//www.trendmicro.com/en/security/general/viru
  s/overview.htm

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Patching your Operating System and Software
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Securing your computer
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Connecting your computer to the campus network
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What is a key logger?
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Security poster developed at Indiana University
Information supplied courtesy of the Indiana
University UITS Knowledge Base.
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Spyware
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E-mail
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Instant Messaging
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Phishing scamhttp//www.antiphishing.org/phishing
_archive.html
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Back up, back up, back up
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Scenarios
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K-State IT Security Website http//www.k-state.edu
/infotech/security/
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IT Policies

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

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IT Employee Code of Ethicshttp//www.k-state.edu/
infotech/ethics/
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StaySafeOnlinehttp//www.staysafeonline.org/
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Summaryhttp//www.educause.edu/SecurityVideoCont
est2006/7103
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Questions