Security Information for New and Home Users
User tips to help you keep your computers secure.

Keep Your Computer Updated!
Make sure that your computer is protected from the latest threats by downloading Microsoft's updates. You should also purchase virus protection and a personal firewall.

Acceptable Use Policy
San Bruno Cable has published an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). The AUP is intended to enhance each subscriber's use of services by specifying rules, guidelines and unacceptable uses of the services.

There is an Intruder in My Computer - What Now?
Many home computers have been broken into, perhaps even yours. Knowing what to do after the break-in requires some advanced planning to reduce your repair effort and can greatly improve the chances that you’ve completely rid your computer of the intruder. There are many companies that offer software that will rid your computer of malware and viruses and keep it clean.

Home Computer Security
Why are intruders paying particular attention to home computers? Home computers are typically not very secure and are easy to break into. When combined with high-speed Internet connections that are always turned on, intruders can quickly find and then attack home computers. Understanding the ways you can secure your computer network is analogous to securing your home.

Can You Prove It?
How does one entity prove itself to another? With most computer-based applications, it's a login and password pair. We know from experience that this is a weak scheme that is easily compromised. So what's the answer? It comes down to the level of complexity and cost that an organization is willing to accept in contrast to the threats they believe apply to them.

Internet - Friend or Foe?
"It's on the Internet" seems to be the answer to many of today's questions. But exactly what kind information do you surrender in the innocent act of searching or asking for information online?

File Cabinets and Pig Latin: Guards for Information Assets
To guard information assets, be they paper or computer files, you need to limit who has access to them by using the access control devices of filing cabinets, safes, and, on a computer system, access control lists.