Computer Security
Contents
Get Anti-Virus
Computer and Internet Security
Encryption
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Get Anti-Virus
Windows 7 and newer can use Microsoft Essentials
Avast is a free option for all OS types (Windows, Linux, MAC)
http://www.avast.com
Computer and Internet Security
IST have some good information to learn about computer and Internet security:
The most important things are:
- Keep your computer up-to-date (apply Windows/Mac/Linux updates as well as installed software updates, such as firefox, chrome, java, adobe, etc).
- Run Anti-Virus
- Avoid
reusing very important passwords with other sites (for example: don't
use your UofA password(s) for your Facebook password!)
- Upgrade
old operating systems, for example Max OS X 10.6 (snow leopard) is no
longer officially supported and Windows XP will no longer be supported
in 2014.
Encryption
The University of Alberta have mandated that all mobile devices,
external memory, phones, etc. that contain
University Information must be encrypted. The current phase of the
project is limited to laptops. Please see the following page dedicated
to Laptop Encryption.
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