Security Guidelines
The information in this section aims to provide users with best practice advice on the following IT Security areas:
Accounts and Passwords
Using good practice with regard to passwords on your College accounts is one of the easiest things that College users can do to help ensure the security of College IT equipment and data.
It is important that all users set a secure password on every account that is assigned to them on College IT resources.
All users should select passwords that they can remember easily, but which will be difficult for anyone to guess. Do not share your password, and do not write it down and leave it near to the resource that it allows access to!
Remember: Your accounts and passwords identify you on all College IT resources. Disclosing your accounts and passwords allows others to perform tasks in your name which you will be held accountable for.
Look through the password related resources provided on this website to review the College password policy or find out how to Create a secure password today.
Microsoft Windows Update
Microsoft Windows Users should use the Windows Update service from Microsoft regularly to ensure that all Microsoft Software on their computers is kept up to date.
Also users should run Microsoft Office Update to obtain security updates for Microsoft Office applications
Folder and print sharing
Users should exercise caution when configuring folder sharing, printer sharing, or file sharing utilities on their computers as it is easy to share more data or allow more access to a computer than you intended.
Spam
Spam levels have increased hugely in recent years visit the Spam information pages to learn what you can do to reduce the impact on your inbox.
Data Protection
Data Protection legislation impacts many users in College visit this page to learn more about how it may affect you.
Adware and Spyware
Adware and Spyware are an emerging problem on computers in college. Learn more about what this is and how you can remove it from your computer.
Security Guidelines for Linux
Specific Security guidelines for Linux are
available including detailed information on Redhat, Debian and Suse operating
systems.
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