1. Practical skills for securing a computer (NONTECHNICAL) Rebecca Gould, Director and Professor iTAC October 4, 2006

2. Agenda Quiz Discussion of nontechnical practices Scenarios Sources to review

3. Information supplied courtesy of the Indiana University UITS Knowledge Base. Security poster developed at Indiana University

4. Passwords

5. Tips to remember passwords for K-State (eID) and nonK- State systems (banking,etc)

6. Should I use my eID password on nonK-State systems? Why or why not?

7. Virus protection

8. K-State Antivirus K-State Antivirus http://antivirus.ksu.edu Link to the Frequently Asked Questions Trend Micro website with basic security practices http://www.trendmicro.com/en/security/general/virus/overview.htm

9. Patching your Operating System and Software

10. Securing your computer

11. Connecting your computer to the campus network

12. What is a key logger?

13. Security poster developed at Indiana University Information supplied courtesy of the Indiana University UITS Knowledge Base.

14. Spyware

15. E-mail

16. Instant Messaging

17. Phishing scam Phishing scam http://www.antiphishing.org/phishing_archive.html

18. Back up, back up, back up

19. Scenarios

20. K-State IT Security Website http://www.k-state.edu/infotech/security/

21. IT Policies http://www.k-state.edu/vpast/itpolicies/

22. IT Employee Code of Ethics IT Employee Code of Ethics http://www.k-state.edu/infotech/ethics/

23. StaySafeOnline StaySafeOnline http://www.staysafeonline.org/

24. Summary Summary http://www.educause.edu/SecurityVideoContest2006/7103

25. Questions