Office of the Vice President for Information Technology:
Ms. Lori McElroy, Information Security Officer and Mr. Corbett Consolvo, Information Security Analyst
Dates and Times:
Wed., June 18, 2:30-4:30 pm or
Thurs., June 19, 8:30-10:30 am
Location:
JCK 460
This class is a primer to Information Security for Texas State faculty and staff and will include the following topics:
- Overview of IT security and current initiatives at Texas State University
- Appropriate Use policy (04.01.07)
- Current threats in Information Security and ways to protect against them, eg.:
§ SPAM
§ Phishing
§ Malware
§ Spyware
§ Data backup
§ System patching
§ Using anti-virus software
§ Host-based firewalls
§ Creating user accounts and passwords
§ Mobile computing and portable media
§ Wireless network security in and out of the office
§ Securing your home computer
§ Securely using the Internet
§ Securing confidential information
- Do you have Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on your computer? Learn how to find out and what to do about it
- Techniques for protecting yourself from identity theft and Internet fraud
- Safety tips for using social networking sites (MySpace, Facebook, etc.)
- Music and file sharing, mitigating peer-to-peer risks, from both the security perspective and legal perspective
- How to sign up for the Information-Security listserv
- How to report a suspected security breach or policy violation
