IT Security

Data Protection and Privacy

1.	Data Classification - University data to protect NDUS Data Classification and Information Technology Security Standard Cornell Spider
2.	Operating System Security Enable automatic updates Windows XP Macintosh OSX Rename the administrator account Disable the guest account Turn off file sharing Use a password protected screensaver
3.	Web Browser Security Consider using Firefox Upgrade to IE8
4.	Email Security Don't use Outlook Express Turn off preview window View emails in plain text (not html)
5.	Protecting personal information online Set the IE8 Security Level to high for the Internet zone Avoid phishing scams Microsoft's phishing filter Firefox 2 phishing protection Shop safely online
6.	"Must-have" Security Software Antivirus - McAfee Virusscan Enterprise AntiSpyware McAfee Antispyware Windows Defender Spybot S&D Ad-Aware SE Personal Firewall Windows XP Firewall Macintosh OSX Firewall ZoneAlarm (free for home use) McAfee SiteAdvisor Password Safe Microsoft Office Document Inspector
7.	Encrypting Sensitive Data Windows EFS Microsoft Office Encryption GNU PG for Windows TrueCrypt
8.	Backups Windows Backup Utility