Computer security
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Passwords and passphrases
- Passwords and passphrases
- At IU, how can I keep my passphrase secure?
- At IU, if I forget my passphrase on a UITS shared central system, what should I do?
- At IU, how do I change my Network ID passphrase?
- What is passphrase vaulting?
- What is Firefox Password Manager, and how can I remove passwords I've saved?
- In Internet Explorer, how do I remove stored information?
- In Mac OS X, what is the Keychain, and how do I use it?
Computer security
- Best practices for computer security
- What are my responsibilities as a computer user at IU?
- What is security software?
- For Windows, how can I get software updates and patches?
- In Windows, why should I avoid running my computer as an administrator?
- How can I secure my home wireless network?
- How can I be sure that a web site is genuine?
- What are phishing scams and how can I avoid them?
- How can I have my IU-networked computer scanned for security vulnerabilities?
- What should I do if someone else has been trying to log into my account?
- At IU, how do I report a suspected information or information technology (IT) security issue?
- How can I securely wipe disk drives?
Safeguarding information
- What is sensitive data, and how is it protected by law?
- How can I determine if my Social Security number or other sensitive information is secure?
- How can I avoid identity theft online?
- What is institutional data?
- What is Identity Finder?
More general information
- How do I limit access to my web pages?
- What is Kerberos?
- What are SSH and SSH2?
- What is SFTP, and how do I use it to transfer files?
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Last modified on September 12, 2011.
Last modified on September 12, 2011.
