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How You Can Help:
A Security Checklist
The campus' new anti-virus email software will provide more safety for emailers. However, the software will not actually remove a computer virus already on an infected computer. We offer suggestions to keep your personal computer infection-free.
If you are a computer user:
- Configure your computer to seek virus definition updates from your anti-virus vendor on a daily basis. For more advice, contact IT Express at 754-HELP.
- Use caution when considering whether to open any email attachment with an unusual subject line or suspicious file name. Remember: some viruses like Klez can forge themselves to appear as if they are from someone you know.
- Periodically check http://security.ucdavis.edu/ for security alerts pertaining to new virus outbreaks and virus infection prevention measures.
- Back up your data files and keep the backup media in a safe location, preferably in a different location from the computer. Periodically test the recovery capability from your backup media.
If you are a unit manager or systems administrator:
- Promote the use and regular maintenance of anti-virus programs within your area.
- Implement anti-virus programs at the desktop, network server, and email/groupware server. If your unit operates its own email server, verify that email anti-virus programs are a part of your email server configuration. If your unit is not running email anti-virus programs with your email/groupware server, we strongly encourage you to use the campus Trend Micro software or alternative anti-virus software of your choice. Additional anti-virus software for desktops, network servers, and email/groupware servers are available through existing campus software licenses with Symantec. For further information, check the Internet Tools Web site, for available anti-virus programs or the Software Licensing Coordination Web site.
- Consider pushing anti-virus updates to the workstations on your departmental network.
- Periodically check http://security.ucdavis.edu/ for security alerts pertaining to new virus outbreaks and preventive measures.
- Test and apply all operating system and application security patches.
- Back up your unit's critical and essential data and keep the backup media in a safe location, preferably in a different location from the computer. Periodically test the recovery capability from your backup media.
For questions about the new software, contact Bob Ono at 754-6484, or security@ucdavis.edu.
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