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!

AVOID VISITING/USING THESE TYPES OF SITES!! - They could infect your computer with viruses and/or spyware, or compromise your identity and privacy.

1. Adult themed
   At the very least, these types of sites will put tracking cookies in your computer. At the worst, they will put viruses
   and spyware in that can be impossible to safely remove.

2. Gambling/gaming
   As with Adult-themed sites, these sites will put anything from cookies to spyware and viruses in your computer
   when visited.

3. Religious
   Surprisingly, a lot of viruses can be "caught" by your computer at sites pertaining to religions. This is due to people
   hacking into the web servers for religions they don't like, or creating sites claiming to be about a religion but are
   instead looking to dupe people and take control of or mess up their computers.

4. Unknown online dating/singles services
   By now, we've all seen advertisements for on-line dating and match-up sites. Some of these sites can be quite
   adult-oriented, and thus carry the same risks as adult-themed sites. Further, if the "dating service" is an unknown
   or fly-by-night setup, it can actually be a spoof set up to gather your personal information.

5. Chat rooms/Social networking sites
   Many people like to engage in discussions with people about similar interests. The Internet has allowed people from
   all over the world to do that quickly and easily. The drawback of that is that the people looking to infect your computer
   or steal your information have also moved into that realm, and will often try to get the people there to do risky things
   that they normally wouldn't do otherwise.
   As an example of what is happening, check out * this article on MySpace spyware* at MSNBC.

Try to avoid being redirected - Being redirected may take you to unsavory sites that will install viruses and/or spyware. Disabling Javascript will help a lot in avoiding this, but it can also hinder your online experience.

Block Pop-ups - Aside from being annoying, pop-ups may install adware/spyware. For more on some of the dangers of pop-ups, check out this article at http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_29/b3993001.htm.

Avoid falling for spoofing - Spoofing is the falsifying of the Internet address you are going to (fake eBay and PayPal sites
are good examples of these). People who set up spoofed sites do so for the sole intention of stealing and using your personal
information and identity.

Beware when blogging - beware giving out too much personal information, as this could lead to people finding out more about
you than you might want them to know.

Beware when I.M.ing - as with blogging and chatrooms above, plus beware links posted by others

Use well-known Web browsers - Use only safe, well known browsers (IE, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera). In addition, look for the security features they offer to their users, generally found under Tools and Options.

Be careful when using online shopping sites/eBay - Even the most legitimate of sites can sell your personal information to other companies (they are in the business of making money, after all). Make sure, at the very least, you read the privacy statement for the site you wish to do business on to see what they do with the information they gather from you.