By Audience: Intermediate & Advanced

More detailed information for intermediate and advanced users:

• Configuring antivirus software (for Windows users)
  If you want to change the defaults in your Windows antivirus software, this page explains how.

• File sharing
  This section discusses understanding and securing different types of file sharing: operating system-native file sharing, client-server file sharing, and peer-to-peer file sharing.

• Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) (for Windows 2000 and XP users)
  Frequently used by system administrators on servers, but also suitable for Windows 2000 and XP workstations, the MBSA software performs a thorough security analysis of your computer's settings and provides recommendations for improving security.

• PasswordVault
  If you have difficulty remembering all the different user names and passwords required by different websites and servers, PasswordVault provides secure storage for your user name and password information.

• Personal firewalls
  Personal firewalls are particularly recommended for intermediate to advanced users on any operating system, whether Windows, Macintosh, or Unix-based. Personal firewalls protect from attacks that antivirus software cannot detect. Free personal firewalls are available for most systems.

• Securing your operating system
  Recommendations for securing your computer, divided by operating system. The contents of these pages are more advanced than the contents of the Security Wizard.

• Secure Shell (SSH) and Secure FTP (SFTP)
/ Secure Copy (SCP)
Now required by many servers on campus and around the world, Secure Shell (SSH) is a secure replacement for the insecure telnet protocol, and Secure FTP (SFTP) is a secure replacement for the insecure FTP protocol. Available from the Software WebStore, CITES recommends that you use SSH and SFTP to protect your passwords whenever possible.