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What is Information Security? This is a general term which covers all aspects of computer security. It covers protection against viruses and hackers, password and access control policies as well as procedures for the regular backing up of your data (to guard against computer failure) Your data is valuable PROTECT IT!

User ID’s and Passwords Keep data secure Use secure ID and passwords

Value of backing up data The most important item in your computer is the data which you have created. BACK IT UP REGULARLY !!

Computer Viruses Viruses can destroy all your data Be very careful about sharing files Be cautious when connecting to the Internet or opening email attachments!

Preventing Virus damage Anti-virus software provides some protection against virus infection It is not fool-proof and must be updated! McAfee http://www.mcafee.com Norton http://www.symantec.com/avcenter Dr Solomon http://www.drsolomon.com

Good practice Never download a file unless you have good anti-virus software installed Beware of opening files attached to emails!

Copyright and the Law Most programs which you purchase are copyrighted and you must not copy them Web site content is also normally protected for example images and music files.

Distributing material Beware of making illegal copies of diskettes, CD-ROMs or DVDs In some cases you may be allowed to make one copy for backup purposes, check your licence agreements Are you allowed to copy disks?