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Report incidents immediately.Send an email to itsecurity@cornell.edu.If you require urgent assistance, please contact the IT Service Desk.
If you haven't already reported the incident, do so now. Work with technical support to contain the system (as outlined below) while you gather and provide incident details to the IT Security Office.
Do not
Scan the system with antivi
To better safeguard the university's IT and data resources, the IT Security Office strongly recommends that all Cornell departments and units implement the following practices.
When you work with printed material containing high-risk data, handle it responsibly:
IT-Security-LWhat is it? A closed, members-only e-list. Subscribers also get access to the Security SIG Confluence space.Who can join? Regular Cornell staff in IT roles who have an interest in campus security.How to join? Send a request to security-services@cornell.edu.…
Cornell policy requires your department to escrow passwords (securely store a copy) for all encrypted data.Why password escrow is necessary:If you encrypt university data, you should not be the only person who knows the password needed to unlock it.If something should happen to you, or if you lose…
All devices holding confidential data (computers, smart phones, thumb drives, tablets, etc.) must be kept secure.You must ENCRYPT if:
Data DisposalOld information is risky information! Watch out for and regularly dispose of unneeded information:Social Security numbers used as general identifiers (this was often the case in the past)Data you think you've disposed of, lurking in backupsFiles from previous users on shared computers…
Cornell is like a small city. People work, study, live, and play here. We have our own transportation, dining, administration, residence halls, and offices. As a result, there is a wide variety of university data, which you may access or use for your work or in your day-to-day life at Cornell. Some…
Even if you practice perfect data hygiene and keep your computers clean of confidential data, viruses can still steal data while you are using it. You must also practice safe web browsing and keep your computer software up to date to minimize the chances of viruses being downloaded to your…
Many public computers have software installed to automatically clear browser cookies, cache, and history. Look for the Deep Freeze icon (polar bear) in the System Tray or Task Bar.
June 2006
Daniel Adinolfi, CISSP Senior Security Engineer Cornell Information Security Office
When sensitive data isn't managed appropriately, it poses many risks to Cornell. By law, possible loss to certain types of data requires Cornell to report to government agencies and notify potentially affected individuals.
Responding to data losses (even possible losses) can easily consume…
Open CrashPlan.Click Restore Files, then select the desired device archive from the list that appears.
Open CrashPlan.Click Restore Files, then select the desired device archive from the list that appears.
Open CrashPlan.Click Restore Files, then select the desired device archive from the list that appears.
Open CrashPlan.Click Restore Files, then select the desired device archive from the list that appears.
View Files in your CrashPlan ArchiveOpen CrashPlan.Click Restore Files, then select the desired device archive from the list that appears.
Find and Open CrashPlan1. On your computer desktop, choose the CrashPlan icon. On Mac and Windows machines, the icon may look like this.
Do not attempt to install CrashPlan unless you have been notified by your local IT Service Group that it is being deployed in your unit or department.Installation and use of CrashPlan requires Cornell Two-Step Login.