Best Practices

This site was created especially for university and home users describing the best practices to keep the user as safe as possible by maintaining appropriate security measures.

Protecting your Desktop Computer — last modified 2007-07-27 11:27

Your desktop workstation stores important information...class papers, research, finances, etc. Initial set-up and maintenance may keep you from being compromised and losing your important data.

Laptops and Mobile Equipment — last modified 2007-07-27 11:27

Mobile or removable media is equipment that stores data (floppy disks, thumb drives, CDs, zip disks, tape cartridges and other similar types of storage). These easy to handle peripherals can be stolen, compromised or destroyed if you leave them unprotected.

Basic IT Security — last modified 2007-07-27 11:27

Basic security applies to anyone using a computer.