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UC Ready is a UC-wide Business Continuity Planning (BCP) tool. Originally created at Berkeley, the software is now being adopted by all UC campuses. UCLA BCP – https://www.irm.ucla.edu/uc-ready (UC Ready Flyer) Campus business continuity guidance available he...

BackgroundAs of October 2011, a Trojan named Flashback has been targeting Mac OS X users by masquerading as a legitimate version of the Adobe Flash Player installer. Its visual elements and user interface are is quite similar, if not identical in certain cases...

Mozilla has created a page to detect and verify status of plugins: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/ Includes Flash player, Shockware, Java, RealPlayer, Silverlight, and others(Quoting) The Mozilla Plugin Check page is a general tool for keeping web br...

If you want to improve your web browsing security by disabling Java, here are directions for different web browsers: http://tantek.com/2012/364/b1/how-to-disable-java-now-chrome-firefox-opera-safari http://antivirus.about.com/od/securitytips/ht/How-To-Disable-...

The title is mostly for fun, but I’m curious if anyone has found fairly simple guides to safely browsing at public internet cafes or open wireless like UCLA_WIFI.Not simple enough for some mothers, I did like this guide. (9 Tips to stay safe on public wifi)

For up to date status of Dell products in relation to Heartbleed visit — http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/campaigns/heartbleed-remediationMashable’s List of sites to watch for Heartbleed— The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right Now, ...

We have learned of a vulnerability which makes it possible for hackers to take control of a user’s computer after it has been infected with malicious code. This vulnerability affects all versions of Windows released since 2001. A permanent fix is expected by ...

Fascinating article. Please add more on this if you find any. No silver bullet: De-identification still doesn’t work – July 9, 2014

Microsoft EMET 5 has now been released to general availability.Could be an interesting addition for those needing Internet Explorer and added protection— http://www.microsoft.com/emet http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2458544TechNet Blogs– http://blogs.technet.c...

Quoting, “Some applications that access your Google Account (such as Gmail on your phone or Outlook) cannot ask for verification codes. To use these applications, you will not use verification codes. Instead, you’ll enter an application-specific password in pl...

The 6 Things Everybody Should Do To Secure Their Facebook Account – Forbes – Oct. 19, 2015

Princeton releases Bitcoin textbook freely available draft pdf

This Mozilla tool helps sysadmins properly configure openSSL for various platforms.https://mozilla.github.io/server-side-tls/ssl-config-generator/

Heat Endpoint Managememt and Security Suite allows department IT personnel to proactively manage threats by automating the collection, analysis and delivery of computer software patches throughout their department. In order to support compliance with the camp...

To assist in reducing laptop theft UCPD participates in part of a nationwide security tracing program. The STOP system is applicable to computer laptops, digital projectors, and other portable devices. For $20 UCPD will affix a permanent tag which ‘tattoos’ t...

Evening Escorts If you are on campus by yourself between dusk and 1 a.m., please note this free program sponsored by the UC Police Department. If you call (310) 794-WALK about 15 minutes before you leave, a Community Service Officer will come to your location...

FERPA – Student Records Grades / Transcripts Class lists or enrollment information Student Financial Services information Athletics or deparment recruiting information Credit Card Numbers Bank Account Numbers Wire Transfer information Payment History Financial...

HIPAA – Protected Health Information Patient Names Street address, city, county, zip code Dates (except year) for dates related to an individual Telephone/Facsimile numbers E-mail, URLs, & IP #’s Social security numbers Account/Medical record #’s Health pl...