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  • ITS provides licensed copies of Symantec AntiVirus and Ad-Aware at no cost to qualified NYU community members; to download, log in to the ITS Software page with your NetID and password.
  • The ITS Publications page offers additional documentation on a wide variety of IT-related topics.
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Data Security

Computer Disposal

Phishing & Identity Theft

Worms and Viruses

General Computer Security

  • Change is in the Air: ITS' Password Change Initiative, by Tracey Losco, Connect Magazine, Fall 2005
  • Securing Windows, Spring 2006
    Click here to download a PDF version of this brochure (700K).
  • Protect Your Privacy When Browsing the Web, by Eduardo DeLeon, Connect Magazine, Spring 2004.
  • Take Back Your Inbox! How to Avoid Junk Email, Spring 2006
    Click here to download a PDF version of this brochure (164K).
  • security@NYU: What Can We Do for You?, Spring 2006
    Click here to download a PDF version of this brochure (144K).
  • Personal Firewalls, Spring 2006
    Click here to download a PDF version of this brochure (1.8MB).
  • Securing Desktop Machines in Your Office and Home, Spring 2002
    Click here to download a PDF version of this brochure.
  • Reinventing Public Terminals: Providing Safe and Secure Access to NYUHome, Connect Magazine, Spring 2001.
  • E-Mail Hoaxes: What Threats are Real?, by Jane DelFavero, Connect Magazine, Summer 1998.
  • Frequently Asked Questions

    System Administration

    • Security Tips for NYU Webmasters, Spring 2004
      Click here to download a PDF version of this brochure (262K).
    • Guidelines for Operating Multi-User Systems on NYU-NET, Summer 2006
      Click here to view this web page.

    Configuration Instructions

    PGP and Its Practical Uses

    Informational Websites

    Page last reviewed: May 15, 2007