Computing Security

Computing Security

News:

	A false sense of security How To: stay safe online (PC Magazine)
	7 Ways To Secure Yourself At Wi-Fi Hotspots (SecurityPipeline)
	Hotspot Hacking And How To Fight It (SecurityPipeline)
	Worried about Wi-Fi security? (Cnet)
	Online Identity Theft: Many Medicines, No Cure (PC World)
	Phishing on the Increase, Group Says (InfoWorld)
	Enterprises Have a Role in Fighting ID Theft (SearchSecurity)
	Bugs, Exploits Dog XP SP2 (eWeek)
	Security Holes Sinking IE (eWeek)
	E-mail viruses getting smarter (ZDNet)
	Study: Unpatched PCs compromised in 20 minutes (ZDNet)
	Gang warfare is taking down the Net (ZDNet)
	83% Of U.S. E-Mail Is Spam
	Defending Against Worm Wave Is A Tough Task
	Senators Introduce Spyware Ban
	A historical perspective of security, hackers, and threats since 1988
	How the University of Florida, Gainesville, Enforces Network Security
	Top 10 vulnerabilities of Windows and Linux
	3 ways to make sure your home PC is protected (Microsoft)
	Tips for avoiding viruses (Microsoft)
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ESF Password Requirements:

ESF Campus Network Password Information

General Information: Choosing and protecting your passwords

Browse Microsoft Security Bulletins

Interested in information about the latest Microsoft product security flaws? Browse the Microsoft Security Bulletins to learn more.

Free On-line virus scanners: For home use or if you ever want a second opinion.

Symantec Antivirus Online Scanner

TrendMicro HouseCall online scanner

Command Antivirus On Demand Scanner

Sites of Interest:

Many Web sites are dedicated to PC or Internet/Network security. Some of the more valuable ones to users of the ESF Campus Network are listed below:

Anti-Phishing Working Group

Microsoft Security & Privacy Web Site

This site is listed first because most users at ESF use Microsoft Products.

Microsoft Windows Update Web Site

This is an important Web site for all users of Microsoft products. If a new flaw is found in a Microsoft operating system product (most versions of Windows), a solution will be made available here.

Supported Windows versions: Microsoft now supports only the following Windows versions: Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 (incomplete support), Windows 2000 (all sub-versions), and Windows XP (all sub-versions). Windows 95 and 98 are, generally, no longer supported by Microsoft.

Symantec Security Response

Makers of Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition -- ESF's College provided Anti-virus protection.

Gibson Research Corporation

There is a section on this site called 'Shields UP' that users can use to test the security of their PC. If used on the ESF Campus, this test will generally show that a PC is secure. This is because of the ESF Campus Firewall. Please run this on your PC at home -- you may be surprised at the problems it finds.

Please feel free to suggest additions to this page through HelpDesk@esf.edu. We greatly appreciate the input.


	ESF Campus Firewall. PCs on the ESF Campus are protected from the insecure world of the Internet (and Syracuse University) by a firewall.


	Dangerous email. The single greatest threat to security on the ESF Campus Network is email. NEVER open email messages with attachments that: You are not expecting You do not know the name or address of the person who sent the message. NEVER provide information about yourself on a Web site or via email that you are not completely sure who will see the information. Always review the Privacy Policy of a Web site before giving up information about yourself. Following these simple rules can help us all ensure a more secure environment.