Introduction

This on-line content is a summary of the workshop: Windows: End-User Security - What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You. To order the complete printed materials, go to: http://ittraining.iu.edu/iub/materials/.

What You Should Already Know

You should have already attended Windows: Basic Computing Skills or have the equivalent skills. Specifically, you should be able to:

• Use the mouse
• Use standard Windows-based applications
• Switch between applications and documents
• Navigate a Web page

What You Will Learn

This workshop provides information and guidelines on how to keep computers more secure from external threats.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Use common terminology associated with Windows security
• Protect a local machine
• Manage user accounts and passwords
• Keep Windows and Windows-based applications updated
• Guard against computer viruses, worms, and spyware
• Use email safely
• Protect your privacy