Links to Additional Security Resources
Videos, Games and Tutorials
Security Videos
- Don't get phished! by the University of San Diego.
- Deter. Detect. Defend. Avoid ID Theft by the Federal Trade Commission.
- Video Contest Winners for the Computer Security Awareness Poster and Video Contest 2009.
Online Games and Quizzes
- Feeling up for a challenge? Then test your cyber smarts with one — or all — of the games from OnGuard Online.
- Phishing and Spam IQ Quiz from SonicWALL (formerly the MailFrontier Phishing IQ Test).
Online Tutorials
- For Windows: Turn automatic updating on
- For Windows: How to update your virus definitions
- Video tutorial for Windows: Start the Built-in Firewall in Windows XP
- For Macintosh: Updating your software
- For Macintosh: How to use LiveUpdate
- Video tutorial for Macintosh: Start the Built-in Firewall in Mac OS X
Free Software
- USD has a comprehensive site license for Norton’s Symantec virus protection software, for Windows and Macintosh. Download it free here (MySanDiego login required): Virus Updates
- For Windows XP and Windows Vista: Windows Defender from Microsoft
- For Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later: ProtectMac AntiVirus 1.1.1 from Apple
- Free Anti-Virus Tools from Trend Micro USA
Best Practices
- Social Networking Security and Safety Tips from the National Consumer League.
- Five ways to keep laptop thieves from jacking your data from Ars Technica.
- Cyber Security Tips for Non-Technical Users from US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team).
- Top 10 Threats to Computer Systems Include Professors and Students from The Chronicle of Higher Education Information Technology.
- Top 10 Biggest Security Threats of the Future from Channel Web Network.
Identity Theft
- Tips and Tools for Avoiding Online Identity Theft from phishinginfo.org.
- The United States Department of Justice's Identity Theft Web site.
- The Federal Trade Commision's Identity Theft Web site.
Protect Yourself Against Malware and Spyware
- Links to Free Security Check-Ups from staysafeonline.org.
- What to do if you suspect that malware has been installed on your computer: Malware from OnGuard Online.
- Remove Viruses and Spyware from Duke University's Office of Information Technology.
- File a complaint about spyware on your computer with the FTC.
Phishing (E-mail Scams)
- Identifying a Phish (PDF) by University of San Diego Information Technology Services.
- Top Ten Tips for Finding a Phish (PDF) by MailFrontier.
- How to Help Protect Yourself by the Anti-Phishing Working Group.
- Report Phishing to the Anti-Phishing Working Group.
Spam
- Spam Tips and Tools from GetNetWise.
- Report Spam to the Federal Trade Commision (FTC).
