https://grok.lsu.edu/Updated Security articles!60https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17129 WHAT MAKES FILE SHARING ILLEGAL? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a piece of legislation signed into law in 1998 defining the illegal downloading and/or sharing of copyrighted material. LSU is required to investigate DMCA complaints and take action to remove 17129 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:08:27 GMTMon, 30 Mar 2026 08:08:27 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16716 General Information Solid State Drives (SSDs) are quickly replacing traditional, mechanical, hard disk drives due to their higher speed, lower power consumption, lighter weight, and being more shock proof. However, traditional whole disk erasing utilities like Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) d16716 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:20:26 GMTMon, 23 Mar 2026 09:20:26 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=6644 Legislation and Confidentiality of Records The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) The F amily E ducational R ights and P rivacy A ct of 1974, also known as the Buckley Amendment, is a federal law that protects the privacy of student “education records.” “Educatio6644 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:27:51 GMTTue, 10 Feb 2026 07:27:51 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=8037 Security of Data Policy Statement In accordance with PS-124 Data Management , it is essential that confidential and/or private data be protected. It is very important to understand that confidential and/or private data could exist on your computer hard drive. When there is a loss of8037 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:08:26 GMTTue, 03 Feb 2026 08:08:26 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=194 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): General Information What is a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)? A Public Key Infrastructure uses a chain of Certificate Authorities to create digitally signed certificates for asymmetric encryption. Signed certificates are part of a chain of trust that c194 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:04:21 GMTWed, 28 Jan 2026 12:04:21 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17572 Aliases PKI, SSL, TLS, secure web, HTTPS, certs, certificates, certificate authority, web encryption Description Provides access to certificates signed by a Certificate Authority to support TLS encryption for internal and public hosts of LSU and LSU System Universities with whom L17572 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:11:01 GMTTue, 13 Jan 2026 07:11:01 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17596 Note: SSLv3 or older protocols as well as TLS 1.0 and 1.1 should no longer be used. Use TLS 1.2 should be used instead. ? Recommendations for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS): Changing the SSL Protocols and Cipher Suites for IIS involves making changes to the registry. It is17596 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:03:20 GMTTue, 06 Jan 2026 07:03:20 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=6983 General Information Disclaimer: BEFORE USING ANY Encryption Programs, please contact your Local TSP (Technology Support Professional) or IT Administrator / Contact. If you are required to or you do store sensitive information on an electronic device, you should protect yourself and6983 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:02:17 GMTTue, 06 Jan 2026 07:02:17 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16342 Keep Web Browsers Up-to-Date Most Web Browser Updates address Security Vulnerabilities and Critical Issues that NEED to be resolved. It is VERY IMPORTANT that these are kept up-to-date. These instructions will show How to keep your Web Browser updated . 1. Open16342 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:41:31 GMTTue, 02 Dec 2025 09:41:31 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20095 The following are some basic recommendations from LSU ITS regarding how to secure your home network. Turn On Your Firewall Firewalls can be hardware or software Hardware firewalls plug directly into your modem and can be used to protect multiple computers. These are used more freq20095 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:51:31 GMTMon, 22 Sep 2025 07:51:31 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19636 Report Phishing E-mails Phishing emails are malicious messages that attempt to trick recipients into providing sensitive information or performing fraudulent tasks. Users can report any suspicious or malicious message to LSU IT Security and Policy (ITSP) for review through the Report optio19636 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:50:45 GMTMon, 22 Sep 2025 07:50:45 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16562 This article is intended for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012 and up. There may be slight graphical or interface differences between different versions of Windows 10 or Windows Server, but the steps should remain mostly the same. Import CA Certificate The root Certificate Authority(CA16562 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:03:23 GMTMon, 08 Sep 2025 12:03:23 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17434 Security Access Detail - Database Objects Needed Tables: Current_* (move data from MAPP01) Security_Access_Detail Security_Access_SODetai SecurityMap* (move data from MAPP01) Stored Procs: All common to Security Access Detail View: Security* 17434 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:19:49 GMTThu, 04 Sep 2025 08:19:49 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=14922 E-mail: Obtain the E-mail Headers Email headers contain important diagnostic information about the route an email message takes and the results of different security and authenticity checks. When reporting a message through the Report Phishing option in Outlook , the message and all 14922 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:11:49 GMTThu, 28 Aug 2025 08:11:49 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20488 Imaging through System Center: PXE Booting 1. Before attempting to PXE boot, verify that network stack boot options are enabled in the BIOS. This may look different depending on the manufacturer and age of the machine. Picture below is the BIOS option for a Dell from the year 2019, where the s20488 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:37:28 GMTMon, 18 Aug 2025 13:37:28 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16865 A password is a common form of authentication and is often the only barrier between you and your personal information. There are several tools that attackers use to assist in guessing or cracking a password. By creating a complex password and keeping it confidential, you make it more difficult f16865 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:38:36 GMTMon, 18 Aug 2025 12:38:36 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=12967 General Information Departments on LSU's campus have to abide by LSU policies, and various State and Federal laws and regulations. Departments may also be required to comply with industry regulations (e.g., Payment Card Industry) or contractual obligations for research and/or collaboration.12967 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:16:43 GMTMon, 11 Aug 2025 11:16:43 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=12123 Promotes IT security and policy awareness through training seminars, forums, publications, notifications, articles and other instructional/informational resources. Service Name Training - Security Education and Awareness Service Type Service Internal/External/Both B12123 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:53:44 GMTMon, 04 Aug 2025 09:53:44 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=14852 Data Classification Data at LSU can be classified into three categories (Confidential, Private or Public). Confidential data has a high level of sensitivity. Private data has a moderate level of sensitivity. Public data has a low level of sensitivity. Each category carries a different level 14852 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:28:21 GMTTue, 22 Jul 2025 15:28:21 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17089 Louisiana Database Security Breach Notification Law (Act 499 of 2005 Regular Session) The privacy and financial security of individuals are increasingly at risk due to the widespread collection of personal information. As a result, over 30 states, including Louisiana, have passed laws that req17089 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:25:55 GMTThu, 17 Jul 2025 13:25:55 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16563 Import USERTrust Intermediate Certificate: This article is intended for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012 and up. There may be slight graphical or interface differences between different versions of Windows 10 or Windows Server, but the steps should remain mostly the same. USERTrust i16563 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:56:48 GMTMon, 14 Jul 2025 13:56:48 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17088 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, enacted by Congress in 1996, was intended to create a national standard for the protection of personally identifiable information relating to health care. HIPAA requires17088 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:55:29 GMTMon, 14 Jul 2025 13:55:29 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17667 Linux IAAS SLA Introduction This document is to establish the Service Level Agreement for LSU’s Linux-based IAAS (Infrastructure as a Service). Service Availability ITS does not currently guarantee a service availability target but strives to maintain 99.917667 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:39:33 GMTMon, 30 Sep 2024 08:39:33 GMT