{"id":1068,"date":"2012-01-05T09:08:46","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T14:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/?page_id=1068"},"modified":"2021-03-16T16:32:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T20:32:49","slug":"safe-computing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/infosec\/safe-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Overview<\/th>\n<td>To protect your personal computer from theft and malware, you can download CrowdStrike, turn on encryption, and keep your operating systems and applications up to date.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Available To<\/th>\n<td>Students, Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Benefits<\/th>\n<td>Personal computers can be infected by viruses and spyware; once infected, your computer\u2019s security and your own identity and financial information can easily come under attack. There are a few simple steps you can \u2014 and should \u2014 take to keep your computer safe and secure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Key Features<\/th>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn how to keep your computer safe.<\/li>\n<li>Use site-licensed anti-virus software (CrowdStrike) without charge.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/infosec\/prevention\/removal\/\" title=\"Virus, Spyware and Malware Removal\">Get help if your computer becomes infected<\/a> with a virus or spyware.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Requirements<\/th>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow guidance to make personal computer secure<\/li>\n<li>Use BUMC managed computer for research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Getting Started<\/th>\n<td><strong>Select a page below for more information: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/infosec\/safe-computing\/safe-computing-practices\/\" title=\"What is Malware?\">Learn about Safe Computing Practices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/infosec\/safe-computing\/encryption\/\" title=\"Spoofed Messages &amp; Phishing\">Turn on Encryption<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/infosec\/safe-computing\/how-to-keep-applications-up-to-date\/\">Updating Applications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/globalprograms\/manage\/technology\/computers\/\">Traveling Abroad<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Learn\u00a0how to protect your data while abroad.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview To protect your personal computer from theft and malware, you can download CrowdStrike, turn on encryption, and keep your operating systems and applications up to date. Available To Students, Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments Benefits Personal computers can be infected by viruses and spyware; once infected, your computer\u2019s security and your own identity and financial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5559,"featured_media":0,"parent":27,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1068"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11385,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1068\/revisions\/11385"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}