IT Security Tips
Passwords
Rules for a safe password
Test a password that you want to use
Students: Change a forgotten password
Everyone: Password change
Employees: If you forgot your password, contact the help desk at ext. 5900
Mac users: Fix the keychain after changing your password
Student cannot log into Blackboard: Enter a help ticket with both course and section.
Antivirus
On-campus (college-owned computer) please enter a help ticket
Windows computer, personal, not college-owned
We strongly recommend Microsoft's free Security Essentials. Get it here.
Apple Macintosh, personal, not college-owned
Mac people in IT like ClamXAV. Get it here.
Skidmore SPAM Firewall
Quarantine login
Instructions for working in the quarantine
White lists to help certain senders get through
Black lists to block certain malevolent senders
Software for Secure Access from Off-Campus
Mac OS X: VPN or Virtual Private Networking installation/instructions
Mac OS X: SFTP or Secure FTP with Fetch - download
Windows Vista: VPN or Virtual Private Networking installation/instructions
Windows: SFTP or Secure FTP with WinSCP - download
