1. CSEE Graduate Student Orientation CSEEIT

2. Introduction Geoff Weiss Computer Systems Manager

3. New CSEE Computer Account GL account needs to be activated Paper request form found in ITE325 office Fill out top section Needs to be signed by the appropriate faculty member Submit form to ITE325F Account remains available as long as you are an active student

4. Account Features UNIX shell on Solaris and Linux Disk space (quota enabled) CSEE email account (username@cs.umbc.edu) Personal Web space (http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~username/)

5. CSEEIT This is a constantly evolving environment CSEEIT vs. DoIT my.cs.umbc.edu vs. my.umbc.edu

7. CSEEIT CSEE UNIX Servers CSEE “Grad Lab” Workstations CSEE “TA Office” Workstations CSEE Classroom Lab Workstations CSEE Web Portals

8. Grad Lab – ITE 305

9. Grad Lab Usage No eating, drinking, or smoking Card swipe access only Do not let others in the lab Printer use is for the TA's –General student printers in ENG 019 Access is logged and monitored

10. Non-Lab Access Connect from: –UMBC Wireless “Campus” “Visitor” –Personal ISP Four remote login servers –linuxserver[1-2].cs.umbc.edu –sunserver[1-2].cs.umbc.edu

11. Non-Lab Access Connect from: –UMBC Wireless “Campus” “Visitor” –Personal ISP Four remote login servers –linuxserver[1-2].cs.umbc.edu –sunserver[1-2].cs.umbc.edu

12. System Usage Privilege (not a right) Use a complex password –Mixed case letters, numbers, special characters –At least twenty characters long recommended Report problems through ticket interface All usage is logged

13. Non-appropriate Usage Hacking Downloading or distribution of illegal content –Such as, but not limited to, unauthorized distributions of copyrighted files/property i.e. mp3’s, movies, warez Pornography

14. CSEE Mailing Lists Mailman This mailing list server uses the Web for list management. To subscribe, directly access the URL for the appropriate list: http://lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/listname A full copy of mailing list names is not published to maintain the privacy of the lists.

15. CSEE Mailing Lists Graduate student mailing lists csee-grad-cs graduate students in the CS program csee-grad-ce graduate students in the CE program csee-grad-ee graduate students in the EE program i.e. http://lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/csee-grad-cs

16. Web Sites CSEE Department http://www.csee.umbc.edu/ CSEEIT Systems http://www.csee.umbc.edu/systems/ CSEEIT Support http://my.cs.umbc.edu/ CSEE Blogs http://blogs.cs.umbc.edu/

17. More Web Sites CSEE Google Calendar (Events) http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=umbccsee %40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York CSEE News (Blog interface) http://www.csee.umbc.edu/category/news

18. Mail-related Web Sites CSEE WebMail http://webmail.cs.umbc.edu/ CSEE Mailing Lists http://www.csee.umbc.edu/systems/index.php/CSEE_Mailing_Lists

19. Best Security Practices Don’t give out your password (campus policy) Personal Computer use –Keep Operating System and Applications up to date –Run Anti-virus software (Microsoft provides Anti-Virus for Windows. There are free options for Mac OS X.) Email Active system scans

20. Best Email Practices Be wary of emails from unknown sources Be cautious of attachments that you are not expecting Never click on links in Email Be vigilant of social engineering tricks –Do not reply (or enter Web forms) with account or personal information i.e. Password, SSN, Banking Information, Date of Birth, Address Look at the mail headers

21. Conclusion Use common sense CSEEIT is available for help

22. Questions?