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volume 2. Issue 5. october, 2008

 

Secure computing at Yale

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Throughout October’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Yale ITS rolled out a campus-wide secure computing awareness campaign. Posters (like the one above) are displayed around campus promoting phishing awareness, data security, and file-sharing safety. Yale ITS also sponsored events for the Yale community – providing educational discussions and presentations and giving away some prizes along the way.


Faculty and staff can register to win a $50 gift certificate to the New Haven restaurant of their choice by taking the Secure Computing Quiz. »

 

 

Yale's Managed Workstation program
by Philip Rinehart, Manager, Managed Workstation program

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Yale's Managed Workstation program aims to standardize and improve the University's computing environment. This second article in our Managed Workstation series provides more details about the program's hardware choices. Read More »

 

 

 

Pantheon network storage upgrade
by Loriann Higashi, Manager, Student Technology Collaborative

The Pantheon is the collective name for a group of machines (Olympus, Ajax, Ares, and Argos) used by faculty, students, and staff as personal storage space. This space has a variety of uses, including storage for backup files or publishing pages on the Web. Read More »

 

 

New password management tool
by Jane Livingston, Associate Director, ITS Communications

As part of Yale’s efforts to increase security, Yale ITS will roll out an automated password management application. The new system will monitor how long you have used your current NetID password and prompt you to change it each year. Read More »

 

 

Protecting credit card data
by Beth Byington, Senior Information Security Officer

All departments accepting credit cards should be familiar with the risks, fees, and security requirements involved with being a credit card merchant. Read More »

 

 


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