Take
Control! Today's technology offers us greater power
than ever before, enabling higher productivity and convenient communication.
Unfortunately, along with the benefits come risks. Computers
are increasingly threatened by viruses, worms, spyware,
intrusions, and other system vulnerabilities. While
social networking helps makes online communication fun and easy, digital
relationships can be deceptive. Watch out for computer security dangers
such as phishing schemes, spyware downloads, and Internet fraud. Never
share private information such as passwords and credit card numbers.
Take control today.
Additional links related to computer security follow.
- Alerts: notices about viruses, worms, security patches, and service changes.
- Virus Protection: continuously updated alerts, information, and free software.
- Residence Hall Safe Computing: computing support provided by ResCom.
- Use Technology Wisely: guidance and tips on staying out of trouble.
- Penn State Anywhere, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) Service: a secure encrypted network connection.
- Precautions for Selling, Trading, or Sending a Computer to Salvage or to a Repair Shop: tips on transferring or disposing of computers and media.
- Policies, guidelines, and laws: Individuals are expected to exercise responsible, ethical behavior when using the University's computers, information, networks or resources, and are expected to abide by University policies and local, state, and federal laws.
