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Information and Computer Security

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Students

• Prevent - 
  • Set up a computer using StartSafe security recommendations
  • Download JMU provided anti-virus software (requires eID login)
  • Security defects in your computer need to be patched regularly - and not just Windows Updates!
  • Setting up an off-campus wireless network
  • More security preparation information for students 
  • Security Engineering miscellaneous services and general information
• Report - security incidents or abuse
• Repair - Recovering from a security failure

Faculty/Staff and Affiliates

• Prevent - 
  • Security defects in your computer need to be patched regularly - and not just Windows Updates!
  • Download JMU provided anti-virus software for home computers (requires eID login)
  • Setting up an off-campus wireless network
  • More security preparation information for faculty, staff, and affiliates
  • Security Engineering miscellaneous services and general information
• Report - security incidents or abuse
• Repair - Recovering from a security failure

Other Interested Parties

People outside of the JMU Community may also report security incidents or abuse.

Security Threats
Various threats to you, the JMU community and the Internet arise every day. Unusual or high risk events will be posted to JMU Computing's System Alerts.

External resources for threat information:

• United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) Current Activity List
• Facebook security page and recent threats and incidents

Generic threat information

New to Computing or the Internet? Check out these sites created for the general public:

• www.onguardonline.gov
• www.staysafeonline.org
• www.getnetwise.org
• www.safeshopping.org