CIS 180 B - Protecting Your Computer
Computer Information Systems 180 B
Protecting Your Computer
Spring 2007
Instructors:
Sharon M. Tuttle
Ann Burroughs
Dave Marshall
Bethany Gilden
Last modified: Sat Feb 17 02:34:35 PST 2007
Course References:
- Link to
CIS 180 B - Protecting Your Computer - Moodle site
(login required, limited to those
enrolled in course)
- www.cert.org - web page for
CERT (formerly Computer Emergency Response Team)
- www.us-cert.gov -
web page for US-CERT, the United States Computer Emergency
Readiness Team
-
Cyber-Insecurity - on-line version of Consumer Reports September
2006 Special
Section (link still available as of 02-09-07)
- www.snopes.com - a good site
for debunking urban legends (including on-line scams);
here is a direct link to their Virus Hoaxes and
Realities sub-section
- Links to some of the free anti-virus software mentioned in class
- Spam presentation slides
- www.epic.org - Electronic Privacy
Information Center
- www.antiphishing.org -
Anti-Phishing Working Group
- www.antispaywarecoalition.org -
Anti-Spyware Coalition
- getnetwise.org - GetNetWise
- onguardonline.gov -
OnGuard Online - tips from the federal government on staying safe on-line
- spybot.info - official site for
free anti-spyware program SpyBot (works for Windows, not for Mac)
- Alternative web browsers (all have free versions available for download)
- Mozilla Firefox - www.mozilla.com -
available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux i686
- Netscape - browser.netscape.com -
available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, but newest version may not be available
for all three
- Opera - www.opera.com - available for
Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (and even more besides...!)
Please send questions to
st10@humboldt.edu .
