It doesn't matter if you are a student, faculty or staff member: as a personal computer user, you and your computer are vulnerable to security threats.
Any time you are connected to the Internet you are accessing the information superhighway. Over the past several years, this "data expressway" has become much more crowded and dangerous. All this traffic and the accompanying hazards have made it easier for those wanting to do harm.
The following information will help you secure your computer from the hazards of the Internet – spam, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spy ware – by alerting you to the threats. We hope these tips will help minimize the threats with a combination of software protection tools and good computing habits.