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Category Archive: Security
Now that you have one DUO device registered for 2-factor authentication let’s get a second one setup so that if anything happens to the first device you’re not locked out of email or Teams! Here are a few examples of good secondary devices to register. If you have an office phone you can register it’s […]
By Evan Campbell
April 21, 2021 12:19 pm MT
Posted in E-mail, General CNSIT, Security, Security News
April 21, 2021 12:19 pm MT
Posted in E-mail, General CNSIT, Security, Security News
Starting on June 1st DUO (https://cnsit.colostate.edu/kb/duo-best-practice/) will be tied into all M365 services in order to provide added security to your data and email. If you have have already enrolled a device with DUO you will be prompted to authenticate through it to use M365 products installed on your computer as well as M365 products […]
Anti-Virus for CSU Owned Computers All CSU owned computers are centrally managed- via Windows Defender. No action is needed, and policy is automatically updated and enforced. Installing Anti-Virus on Personal Computers After the uninstall, new antivirus software should be installed. The following directions should provide adequate information on what the ACNS/CNSIT recommended alternatives and how […]
As you have probably heard, ACNS is updating the NetID password Policy, starting April 1st. This change will not affect everyone at once, but beginning in April, all new password reset messages you conduct will require the following rules to be applied: Passwords must be between 15 and 30 characters long. Passwords must include at […]
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By Ross Madden
January 16, 2013 10:33 am MT
Posted in Internet & Networking, Security, Security News
By Ross Madden
January 16, 2013 10:33 am MT
Posted in Internet & Networking, Security, Security News
Most of us are aware of this by now, but I received the following, very well written explanation of the problem and steps to take at this point. As before, when I get these, and feel they should be given a wider audience, I will repost for the CNSIT community. “As everyone is probably painfully […]
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By CNS IT
December 18, 2012 4:17 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Security, Security News
By CNS IT
December 18, 2012 4:17 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Security, Security News
Rootkit Viruses are stealthy viruses that can cause great damage to your operating system and even to your hardware if they are in the “firmware rootkit” class. Several classes of rootkit viruses exist: persistent, memory-based, user-mode, kernel-mode and firmware driven. Installation of these rootkit viruses are automated and can evade many anti-virus programs. Removal of […]
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By Ross Madden
April 24, 2012 9:08 am MT
Posted in Knowledge Base, Security, Windows
By Ross Madden
April 24, 2012 9:08 am MT
Posted in Knowledge Base, Security, Windows
Adobe ARM is the Adobe Reader Manager. ARM is the update manager for Adobe Reader that automatically opens on Windows start-up. This program notifies you of updates and downloads to keep you software up to date. It is not uncommon for this process to trigger a Symantec Tamper Protection Alert similar to the following: Currently, […]
