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New no-fee Cornell service for media destruction, R5, available (Sep 6, 2011)

Items that can be picked up by R5 include: monitors, CPUs and hard drives, keyboards, circuit boards, cables, mice, printers, copiers...

Go green at CUWebLogin (May 6, 2011)

Extended Validation Certificates (EV Certs) can take some of the pressure off, by helping you verify at a glance whether a website you are visiting is what it claims to be.

Disaster in Japan, Relief Scams (Mar 28, 2011)

Fraudsters prey on tragedy and Japan’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting Tsunami are unfortunately no exception.

Risk of Password Exposure Via Unsecured Wi-Fi (Feb 8, 2011)

A new Firefox plugin, Firesheep, allows anyone to easily capture and use your login information for social and e-commerce sites.

Criminals bank on the season of giving (Dec 13, 2010)

With malware and bogus web sites poised to steal your passwords and credit card numbers, criminal enterprises are looking forward to cashing in on your good will.

Internet Safety is Our Shared Responsibility (Oct 18, 2010)

The web is a dangerous place, even if you are careful. With methods as insidious as drive-by downloads, it’s not enough to depend on anti-virus scans and firewalls for protection.

Computer Security Awareness Poster & Video Contest 2009 (Nov 10, 2009)

ResearchChannel congratulates the winners of the Computer Security Awareness Poster & Video Contest 2009!

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (Oct 8, 2009)

As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Cornell welcomes other universities to use Cornell's computer security book as a resource for the development of campus awareness and educational materials.

Flaws in Adobe Reader Leave Computers Vulnerable: Disable JavaScript (Apr 29, 2009)

All members of the campus community should be aware of a vulnerability associated with Adobe Acrobat that allows an attacker to take control of your computer if you view a malicious PDF.

Current virus threats (Mar 31, 2009)

All members of the campus community should take heed of some immediate threats to our computers and networks -- fake video software, hijacked network connections and Conficker.

Stop NetID Theft (Feb 12, 2009)

Any time you receive a request for personal information via email, even if it appears to be from a Cornell department, think about what could happen if you give your information to the wrong person.