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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!

COMPUTER GAMING

In the United States, computer gaming, whether on-line, on your computer, or through a gaming console, is a multi-billion dollar industry.
It attracts a wide range of people who look to it as a form of recreation and relaxation. It makes perfect sense, then, that games and
gaming would be a target for less-than-scrupulous persons to try to take advantage of their popularity.

Online Gaming

	As with any activity that involves being on-line for an extended period of time, on-line gaming can open the "doors" of your computer to attack from the outside world.
	Two articles that can be of great value to anyone who wants to learn more about what can happen when you participate in a poorly-secured online game can go to the articles at http://www.gamedev.net/ or http://news.bbc.co.uk/ to find out a lot more.

Computer-based and Gaming consoles

GAMING CONSOLES

As of this writing, Purdue Calumet does not allow any gaming consoles to hook up to the network except in the University Village.
If and when this changes, this page will be updated to reflect the policy change.

COMPUTER GAMING

Any games that you may buy to play on your computer should be given the same consideration as any other programs as outlined under Software Downloads, whether they are bought for use at home, on your laptop, or at work.

Be aware that playing games at work may lead to disputes with your boss if you are playing instead of working...

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