Managing Your Computer
Here you can find help for problems with your computer, and how to use your computer more effectively.
Computer acting strangely?
You may have a virus.
Computer Security
A collection of resources about security-related topics.
Other Urgent Computer Problems
Reporting Security Incidents
Stolen password, hacked computer,
compromised email account, etc.
Protecting Your Computer
Checklists for Securing Your Computer
Detailed guidelines for securing your computer, divided by operating system.
Viruses and Spyware: How to Protect Yourself
Recording Your Computer's Identification Information
How to record your computer's information so that, if the computer is lost or stolen, the information can be used to identify your computer if it is found.
Clean Up Old Software and Files
Cleaning up junk software and files from your computer can decrease security risks and increase your machine's performance.
Security for Everyone: What You Can Do
What you can do to protect yourself and your data.
Laptop Security
- Scenario: Traveling with a Laptop
How to keep your laptop safe as you travel. - Protecting Your Laptop From Theft
- Accessing Computer Identification Information
Follow these steps to record unique identifying information that can aid in recovering a lost or stolen laptop. - Laptop Clinics
Protecting Your Data
Avoiding Identity Theft
These general tactics can help you avoid falling victim to most identity theft scams and attacks.
Protecting Sensitive Data
Links to educational opportunities, tools and web resources to help employees responsibly work with sensitive data on campus
Erasing Your Hard Drive: Disk Scrubbing
How to remove all data from a hard drive before discarding or surplusing
Training
To learn more about securing your computer in a classroom environment, look into this class, offered by FAST3:
Computer Safety: Basic Virus Prevention and Patching for Work and Home