Password Protecting Your Screen Saver
Use a password protected screensaver to "lock" your computer when unattended. Locking your computer's screen saver with a password is an easy way to increase the security of your system and campus resources. Visit the User Services Web page for information targeted at the various operating systems. Visit User Services.
It is also important to turn off your computer at night (unless it is backed up at night and must be left on). Turning off your computer will save energy and will protect it from outside network attack. A computer that is left on and connected to the network is vulnerable to outside hackers who could gain access to your computer and steal information and passwords. (Those with dial-in access through a modem are not vulnerable when the modem is off).
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