Information Security Tools

Antivirus Tools:

All of these tools are free to download for personal use.  Your University provided computer will already have antivirus software installed.  

Windows Operating Systems:

Macintosh Operating Systems:

Anti-Spyware/Malware tools:

Password Managers:

Password managers help you store all of your various account passwords so you only need to remember 1.  This helps protect your accounts because now you can have a unique password for every account instead of reusing the same password everywhere!  Learn more:

Windows Software Inspector:

  • Secunia Personal Software Inspector is a nice tool to make sure your computer software is up to date and free of security issues.   This is a complementary program to antivirus tools.

Encryption:

  • Gnu GPG with documentation GnuPG allows to encrypt and sign your data and communication, features a versatile key management system as well as access modules for all kinds of public key directories.

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