Anti-Virus PowerPoint Presentation
John Neale’s Presentation on Viruses and Anti-Virus practices. This link provides distinctions between Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses, how to defend against all three and suggestions for software purchasing. It touches on Acceptable Use Policies for network administration, how to detect an infection, and what to do about it.

Symantec Gifts In Kind Application
Symantec offers free copies of their security software to nonprofits through the Gifts In Kind program, with a small administrative fee. This is the application, which you can use to obtain security software for all computers in your office.

Cheapskates Guide to a Safe PC
Good primer article on cheap but effective security in wired magazine.

How To Keep Your System Safe
This is an Anti-Virus FAQ from Tech Soup

Anti-Virus Primer
This is a copy of the paper handout created by Laura Kolstad, an LBJ student, from the folder handed out at the conference.

Firewall PowerPoint Presentation
Charlie Scott's presentation "Your Network: An Exclusive Club." Outlines how a firewall works, what it can and cannot do, and examples of useful firewalls. This presentation also includes security for wireless and security measures for web servers.

Privacy and Security on Your PC
This rather long article posted on ExtremeTech provides a good overview.

Firewall Primer
This is a copy of the paper handout created by Andrew Nelson from the folder handed out at the conference.

Backup PowerPoint Presentation
John Neale's presentation, "Backups and Recovery," documents invaluable tips on how to save your most important files. Read this if you want to stay ahead of the game in the event of a computer or network failure due to infections or other accidental deletions. This presentation also explores the best methods for saving your data.

Communications, Protection, Readiness
This is a comprehensive guide to "business continuity and disaster recover," published by NPower, an invaluable resource. This guide should be helpful for nonprofits of all sizes and provides the framework for protecting your data.

Documenting Your Network
This quick guide explains the importance and method of documenting the various setting for your offices network.

Watch your backup
This article on ZDNet explores the idea that regularly backing up is not quite enough, that testing the backup system is a good idea too.

Backup Primer
This is a copy of the paper handout created by Andrew Nelson from the folder handed out at the conference.

Registry Maintenance Primer
If you are planning to run a program like Spybot, it is a good idea to backup your registry. This is a copy of the paper handout created by Andrew Nelson from the folder handed out at the conference. Also, we have included links to the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that have step to step instructions to backup, edit, and restore the registry.

HOW TO: Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry
in Windows 95, 98, and Me - offline
in Windows 2000 - offline
in Windows XP - offline

Spyware PowerPoint Presentation
Charlie Scott's presentation on Spyware, Adware, and Spam. This presentation includes characteristics of Spyware and Adware, how they affect your computer, and how to get rid of them. Be sure to read his warnings about removal and tips on how to reduce spam.

How to Protect Yourself from Snooping Software
This article from CNet is a good short primer on spyware.

Spyware Product Reviews
Andrew Nelson, from the LBJ School, collected together this page of independent reviews of various spyware products, including Spybot, Spy Sweeper, Ad-aware, Norton Internet Security 2004, McAfee Internet Security 2004, and others.

Installing Spybot
Three part tutorial on installing and using spybot.
part one
part two
part three

Spyware Primer
This is a copy of the paper handout created by Andrew Nelson from the folder handed out at the conference.

Three Good Examples of Acceptable Use Policies
Acceptable Use Policies are policies that provide guidelines or rules for using a network. They balance the user's concerns along with the needs of the network administrator and management.

Peer to Peer Network
A diagram of a peer to peer network and a good written explanation from Tech Soup

Client/Server Setup
A similar diagram and write up of a client/server setup from Tech Soup as well.

Ten Cool Tools
Sarah Looney, from the LBJ School, created this fun list of ten simple cool things to do.

Cyber Yenta Tip for January 2004
This useful exercise from the Cyber Yenta is intended for Executives to analyze their own knowledge of and the security of their network.

Online Survey Tools
A guide to online survey tools from NPower.

Remote Administration Primer
This is a copy of the paper handout created by Andrew Nelson from the folder handed out at the conference.