Safe Computing
While plugged into the network jack in your room, your computer participates
in a community of machines within the Pine Manor College network and on the Internet. Just as
in any community, you have a responsibility to protect yourself AND to protect
your peers.
There are several important steps you must take to participate
in the Pine Manor College computing network. Your failure to protect your computer and those of
your peers may result in all residence halls loosing network access. This page
describes these important steps and provides resources to help you complete
them.
Have current and updated anti-virus software installed and running
at all times
Pine Manor
provides Symantec Antivirus at no charge to Pine Manor College students.
Install it now!
Pine Manor College runs compete virus protection for all of its computers in classrooms,
labs and offices. This software is checked and updated every day. That
antivirus software you installed last year may not be protecting your computer
if it is not receiving regular updates from the manufacturer. This usually
requires a paid subscription at a small fee.
Action:
Check your antivirus software to be sure it is current and updating. If you
are not sure if you have antivirus software or whether it is current, e-mail
helpdesk@pmc.edu and we will help you check.
Pine Manor provides Symantec Antivirus at no charge to
Pine Manor College students.
Install it now!
Be sure your computer is up to date with patches and fixes
Be sure your Windows operating system is up to date with the latest patches
and security fixes. If you have Windows 98, Windows ME Windows XP or Windows
NT, you can do this easily by visiting the following Web site:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Follow the instruction on the Web page. (If you are not sure what version
of windows you have, the site will tell you.) The site will inspect your
computer and tell you what patches and fixes it needs, and give you a chance
to download and install them. (If you have never done, this you probably need
a lot of fixes, so the first visit may take awhile.)
This service is free!
Action:
Visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and download and install any
required fixes. Do this regularly.
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