Safe Computing for Personal Computers

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Policies and Procedures
MACU IT Policy All Staff, Faculty, and Students are expected to be familiar with the MACU IT Policy.
Copyrights Learn about Copyright protections, infringement, and penalties.
P2P and File Sharing Using P2P and file sharing programs is against the MACU IT Policy.  Using P2P and file sharing programs to illegally download and upload copyrighted material is against the law and could possibly carry civil and criminal sanctions.
Anti-Virus Requirement All computers that access the MACU wired and wireless networks are required to have anti-virus installed and updated.
 

Personal Computers and Security
Anti-Virus All computers that access the MACU wired and wireless networks are required to have anti-virus installed and updated.
Spyware/Malware Malicious software disrupts normal computing activity, waste bandwidth, and potentially steals personal information; please read more about these threats.
Spam and Postini MACU uses Postini to filter spam and potential virus from University email.  Learn how to manage your Postini account.
Phishing Scammers use phishing to aquire sensitive personal data by pretending to be legimate orgranizations.
Identity Theft Identity theft happens when someone uses your personal information without your permission.
Operating System Make sure that your OS is completely up-to-date--running the latest patches and security up dates.
Applications and Vulnerabilites Ensure that all of your applications and software platforms are fully up-to-date and patched against vulnerabilities (e.g. Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, and Java.)  Unpatched applications provide easy access for exploits, viruses, and malware.
Disposal of Electronic Equipment Effective July 1, 2011 televisions and computer equipment are banned from disposal in NC landfills.