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Ensure that your files are backed up and secure.
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- Always save files on network drives.
- Never save files on the desktop.
- Never save files on the local drive (C:)
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Ensure that your profile settings are saved and provide for nightly updating of files.
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Each evening:
- Log out of your PC.
- Power off the monitor or make sure sleep mode is configured on your PC.
- Keep your PC powered on.
- If you know there is going to be a bad storm, power the machine off.
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Ensure a better user experience and return Windows back to its original state.
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Reboot your PC at least once a week:
- ”Shut down” the PC. (This will power your PC off.)
- Wait 15 seconds.
- Power the PC on.
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Comply with WU Acceptable Use Policy.
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Never give your PC password (or any other password) to anyone else.
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Decrease the likelihood that your account will be hacked.
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Use passwords that are impossible to guess:
- Use non-personal information. Avoid dates, family names, pet names.
- Use words that do not appear in the dictionary. “Cat” or “dog” is bad, but “Catdog” would be good.
- Incorporate a number or other symbol in your password. “Catdog” is good; “Catd06” is better.
- Change your passwords frequently.
- Use different IDs/passwords for distinct systems. (For example, do not use your bank PIN for your PC password.)
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Protect your identity.
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- Never respond to e-mail asking you to send a password, social security number or other sensitive info.
- Use secure Web sites whenever sharing private information.
- Learn about how Web sites use “cookies” to store information about you.
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Protect your files.
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- Lock your screen when you are away from your desk.
- Avoid storing personally identifiable information on portable media (such as portable USB drives).
- Use secure file transfer to encrypt your files in transit.
- Establish secure connections with other machines to encrypt your login credentials and exchange of information.
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Protect your computer from viruses and spyware and yourself from spam.
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- Keep anti-virus features turned on.
- Scan every file you receive for viruses, including files on removable media.
- Do not open attachments unless the e-mail is from someone you know.
- Keep automatic operating system updates running.
- Keep anti-spyware software running.
- Set up your Washburn E-mail filter quarantine.
- Don’t enter sensitive or financial information into pop-up windows.
- Do not respond to e-mail messages giving you the opportunity to opt out. (This lets the spammer know you are alive and well!)
- Download files only from trusted sites. Click on hyperlinks in e-mail ONLY if you trust the site.
- Know that browser spoofing presents sites that appear to be trusted sites but are not.
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Ensure that you will be able to reach Washburn Web resources.
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Make washburn.edu a trusted site in your browser.
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Prolong the life of your monitor.
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Use setting for low-power sleep mode during periods of inactivity.
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