This workshop covers relevant security issues and threats that affect anyone who uses the Windows operating system. Best-practice guidelines and simulated exercises will be presented throughout the workshop to illustrate a wide range of procedures that should be used in protecting computer systems. Links to several online security-related resources will also be provided.

Note: This is no longer offered as a regularly scheduled workshop, but is available for self-study as an online tutorial at http://ittraining.iu.edu/online/tutorials.

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Participants will:

• use common terminology associated with Windows security
• learn how to protect a local machine
• explore methods for managing user accounts and passwords
• learn how to keep Windows XP and Windows applications updated
• examine ways to guard against computer viruses, worms, and spyware
• learn how to use e-mail safely and protect their privacy while on the Web

The following workshops are suggested prerequisites to this workshop:

• Windows: Basic Computing Skills

Participants should already be able to:

• Work with Windows-based applications
• Navigate a Web page