Cyber Security Tips

• Tips from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
• 9 Ways to Increase the Security of Your Laptop While on the Road (from Microsoft Security)
• How to encrypt your data with Windows XP Professional

Security Videos

Watch these short videos to learn more about the top security issues that affect users like you.

• Defend yourself against viruses and worms
• Protecting your computer from spyware
• Protecting the privacy of your personal information online
• What you should know about phishing scams: protecting your home from online fraud

The mission of the Information Security Office (ISO) is to support the mission of Tulane University by assuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of its information and information systems. This mission is accomplished through implementing assurance methods that protect and defend these assets by:

• focusing on reducing the risk to these systems;
• complying with applicable policies, laws, and regulations;
• raising the conscientiousness of the University community through awareness, training and education; and
• working with departments to evaluate and improve their computer security practices.