Social Security Remediation

Purdue University Calumet has implemented tools for Social Security Number Remediation. Faculty and staff members may use the procedures linked through the TIPS FOR FACULTY & STAFF page to help keep their Social Security Number safe.
Click here for SSN Remediation info!

Tips for faculty and staff

Purdue University Calumet faculty and staff can use these tips to help create a safe and secure computing environment in their area, in which data is kept secure. If you follow these tips you can help protect yourself and your computer. Also, you will learn how you can secure your office.   Faculty and Staff Tips

Tips for Students

Purdue University Calumet students can use these tips to help them keep their laptops safe and to help them keep their class work safe. Also, students will learn what they can do in public labs on campus to stay secure.   Student Tips

Resource Access

There are many different resources that are available to faculty, staff and students on campus. To learn about these resources and how you can obtain access to them follow the link.   Resource Access

Have you received a suspicious e-mail?

If you believe that you have received an email that contains a virus or is suspicious, please forward it to abuse@calumet.purdue.edu immediately. E-mails send to this address are checked regularly, and early detection of any e-mail virus outbreak could be crucial to stopping the threat before it becomes a threat to the campus.

Challenge Question Implementation has arrived!

You can set up security questions so you can get your passwords changed over the phone! Click Here to sign up!

With all of the software applications available for anyone to download, a little common sense must be exercised, lest you
install something onto your computer that could harm it. First of all, only download and buy from sources that have been
proven reputable.

Make sure you research the software you want before you download it. If you are on campus and need the program NOW,
ask the CSSC to get a hold of hardware to get their opinion. Yes, this will take a little bit of time, but having to have your
computer re-imaged takes a lot longer and is far costlier in terms of data and productivity lost.

Knowing where to get software can be just as important as what you want to download. With all of the places available online
to download programs from, how do you know which sites are reputable and safe? Fortunately, there are sites out there on
the Web that specialize in providing downloads in a safe environment (spyware and virus free), and have ways of determining
whether the software you are getting is quality or junk.

In general, you can trust the software you get from any of the following sources. However, there will always be exceptions.

1. Any big name, reputable software company (Symantec, Apple, Microsoft) - Most, if not all of the software they provide is
   safe for downloading. However, in certain cases (like Windows updates), you will want to hold off on downloading and let
   CTIS take care of downloading and installing for you.

2. Majorgeeks.com and Download.com - Make sure you read the reviews and understand their rating systems before you
   download anything from here. In general, the software they offer is safe to use, but a lot of it comes with no guarantees or
   warranties (offered as-is), so anything that happens to your computer as a result of running programs from here.