UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Presented by: EITS Staff Summer 2016 Orientation: Parent Presentation

Welcome to UGA! EITS is the central IT department at UGA We support: UGAMail Athena eLearning Commons (eLC) the PAWS-Secure, eduroam wireless networks computer labs print kiosks the UGA vLab (virtual computer lab) the official UGA mobile app 2

Contact the EITS Help Desk 3 Call us at us at Step-by-step instructions at eitshelpdesk.uga.edu eitshelpdesk.uga.edu Live chat available

EITS Student Guide Student Guide, Tech Checklist: newtocampus.uga.edu newtocampus.uga.edu 4

UGA Mobile App Download from App Store or Google Play Features: Bus trackers Campus map Dining hall meal planner Athletic scores Student accounts Bulldog Bucks More Visit mobileapps.uga.edumobileapps.uga.edu 5

Technology Resources on Campus Print kiosks EITS computer labs Digital Media Lab at the MLC Borrow equipment at the MLC video or digital camera iPad Kindle More UGA vLab (virtual computer lab) 6

Free Microsoft Products UGA students can download and install Office 365 ProPlus for FREE Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and more Windows, Mac operating systems and Android devices Install on up to 5 devices More information at 7

Cable TV in the residence halls University Cablevision is an all-digital cable TV service Look for labels on TV like: Digital ready Integrated Digital Tuner DTV, HDTV or QAM Or purchase a digital converter: Channel Master iView Find more information and a channel listing at: nts/ nts/ 8

Do not bring a wireless router Residence Hall Students: Routers, switches, hubs and wireless printers interfere with PAWS-Secure Don’t need a router to connect to PAWS- Secure Use a USB connection with wireless printers 9

Office of Information Security Visit infosec.uga.eduinfosec.uga.edu 10

Safer Computing: Passwords Don’t give your passwords to anyone UGA MyID passwords must be at least eight characters long and include at least one special character and one number (1234) Test how “strong” your password is at howsecureismypassword.net howsecureismypassword.net 11 Password Managers such as LastPass, Dashlane, KeePass can be helpful for creating and storing strong passwords for every account

Safer Computing: Phishing Phishing is a scam designed to steal your identity Phishing scams tend to look “official” Students are highly vulnerable UGA will never ask your student for their password When in doubt, contact the EITS Help Desk Visit our Fresh Phish page ( for examples of recent phishing scams. 12

Safer computing: Wireless networks PAWS-Secure and eduroam: The preferred wireless networks at UGA Unsecured networks do not guaranteed privacy Wi-Fi hotspots are mostly unsecured Students frequently use Wi-Fi hotspots when off campus 13

Safer computing: Downloading File sharing is frequently associated with illegal downloading and distribution; both are an infringement of copyright The Office of Information Security receives copyright infringement notices from the copyright owners Illegal downloading is a violation of the UGA computer use policies Illegal downloading is also a violation of the student code of conduct and can result in disciplinary actions 14

Safer Computing: Physical Security Don’t leave devices unattended Record your device’s details in a safe place: Make and model Serial number MAC address Software product keys 15

Safer computing: Key steps Choose and use strong passwords Adjust browser security settings to minimize online threats Set up a personal firewall – most computers come with a firewall in place; it just needs to remain active Keep programs and browsers up to date Install and use an antivirus program 16

Safer computing: Recommendations We recommend: For Windows - Microsoft Security Essentials; Malwarebytes For Macs - Sophos anti-virus home edition 17

Stay in touch with EITS Main EITS website: eits.uga.edueits.uga.edu Help Desk website: eitshelpdesk.uga.edu, or call or eitshelpdesk.uga.edu Twitter: Facebook: