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!

Never leave the computer when you are logged in. Always remember to log off before you get up from a computer. You can lock
the workstation if you are just leaving for a moment.

Never leave a flash/thumb drive unattended. As they will work in just about any computer, they are hot items for theft. As they
are small and easy to conceal, they are very easily stolen.

If you leave your computer logged in and leave the lab, anyone can resume activity on the computer as you, and any activities
will appear to have been done as you, and you will be held responsible for it. Thus, it is important to log out of the computers when you are done.

Open email attachments only if you are expecting them from people you know.

Always use strong passwords, and keep them secret.

Never click on links in an email, even if they are from someone you know. Type the address in your browser window instead.

Never check your Purdue email account on a "free" or "public" Internet kiosk or Internet Cafe.

Lock your keyboard when you step away from your computer for even a moment. A quick stroll down the hall is plenty of time
for someone to slip in and read your information. Or worse. To lock your Windows computer, press and hold the Windows logo
key and press 'L'.

Keep your door closed and locked at all times. Also be sure to keep your valuables in your room when you or your friends cannot watch them.

Never store sensitive personal information such as your bank account information or Social Security numbers on your computer.

Do not open files sent to you in Instant Messaging (IM) or peer-to-peer (P2P) programs without virus scanning them. NEVER open unsolicited files sent to you.

Do not set your computer to automatically log in.

Be careful of people posing as delivery personnel, as there is the possibility of identity theft stemming from someone signing for a delivery for someone impersonating a delivery person. Always ask to see a company issued photo I.D. from ANYONE who asks you to sign for a delivery.

Be careful to never leave your laptop unprotected. If you have to leave the laptop, set a screen saver with a password, so no one
is able to view the contents of the laptop while you are away from it.

Set a time of 5 minutes or less for your screensaver and have it password protect upon resuming.

For more details please refer Portable devices security.

Run a complete scan of your computer using both McAfee and your chosen anti-spyware software.

Check your browser history.

1. In your browser, click the history button or press ctrl+h.
2. Examine the last few entries. If they are not sites you've visited, an investigation needs to explain how and why these sites
   were accessed.

Change your password every 30 days and make sure you use well-formed, secure passwords. Visit the password page for help creating a password that is difficult to guess, yet easy to remember.

For details please refer to Wireless security.