Safe Computing: What You Can Do

While centralized measures provide a great deal of protection, to ensure that your computer is not vulnerable to attacks, you will need to regularly incorporate the following steps:

• Keeping Your Computer Clean
  
  • Firewall and antivirus software (Macintosh, Windows)
  • Operating systems updates (Macintosh, Windows)
  • Strong passwords
  • Securing your iPad
• Storing Your Data Carefully
  • Data backups
• Identifying Yourself Through Authentication
  
  • Web Authentication
  • Public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates (Macintosh, Windows)
  • Virtual private network (VPN)
  • eTokens (Macintosh, Windows)
  • Keberos (Windows) - Being phased out
• Using the Network Safely 
  • Dartmouth Secure
  • Safe computing online practices
  • Safe file sharing
  • Skype and Data Security
• Do You Have a Virus
  • Diagnosing a compromised computer