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!

The PDA should be password protected if that feature is available. The password should block all access to the
device until a valid password is enabled.

The password used should be as strong a password as technologically possible.

A lost, stolen, misplaced PDA should be reported to your departmental IT department immediately. PDAs should
display generic return information, if possible, or be labeled with return information if appropriate.

University sensitive or restricted data should never be stored on a PDA, unless it can be encrypted.

Where possible, data transmissions from a PDA should be encrypted.

Note that the University’s data handling guidelines (referenced below) prohibit the transmission of restricted
data via wireless or cellular technology. Encryption is suggested for University sensitive data.

Wireless access, such as Ethernet, Bluetooth, etc., to the PDA should be disabled when not in use to prevent
unauthorized wireless access to the device.

In general, keep your wireless connection on hidden mode unless you specifically need to be visible to others.

Wireless access should be configured to query the user for confirmation before connecting to wireless networks.

For example, when Bluetooth is on, select the “check with me before connecting” option to prevent automatic
connections with other devices.

Exercise caution when accepting applications sent via wireless or opening MMS attachments as they may include
software harmful to your PDA.

Standard security protocols, such as those enumerated on the SecurePurdueCal “Security Checklist” should
be followed. This includes ensuring that the laptop computer has current anti-virus software and all
operating system and application updates and patches. Firewalls should be enabled.

The laptop computer should be password protected. The password should block all access to the computer
until a valid password is enabled.

The password used should be a strong password.

A lost, stolen, misplaced University laptop computer should be reported to your departmental IT department
immediately.

The laptop computer should be clearly marked with property or identification tags and the serial numbers
should be recorded by the owner.

Wireless access to the computer should be disabled when not in use to prevent unauthorized wireless access
to the computer.

Wireless access should be configured to query the user for confirmation before connecting to wireless networks.

When storing or working with sensitive or restricted University data on laptop computers, the University’s
data handling guidelines should be followed.

Encrypt sensitive or restricted information on the laptop computer.

Don’t use automatic scripts, such as for login.

Cellular devices are not considered secure as they traditionally do not contain options to increase their
security. Despite lacking many safeguards, cellular devices today can contain many types of information such
as phone numbers and contact information (perhaps contact information that should be kept confidential),
calendaring functions, photographs, short notes or voice memos, etc.

Security recommendations for the PDA should be followed to the extent that they are technologically possible
as a feature of the cell phone.

Keep mobile devices with you at all times or store them in a secured location when not in use.

Do not leave your mobile devices unattended in public locations (e.g. lounges, meeting rooms,
restaurants, etc.).