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Information Security
SOMIS provides several security services:
- Antivirus software- The University holds a site-license contract for Symantec Anti-Virus, available free of charge to students, faculty, and staff. For more information, go to: http://www.upenn.edu/computing/virus/protect-data.html
- System Updates and patches
- ComputracePlus, the University's program for retrieving lost or stolen laptops.
- Incident response- The SOMIS security officer works in conjunction with the University to handle security incidents, planning, enforcement, and development of security policies at the University and School of Medicine level.
- Encryption software - SOMIS can install PGP Whole Disk Encryption (WDE) for machines containing sensitive data.
User Responsibilities
University systems and data are for use only by the individual granted access. Shared access is strictly prohibited under the University’s Acceptable Use Policy.
Users must abide by the terms of all software licenses.
Users are responsible for ensuring that their critical data is both backed up and secured appropriately. For recommendations and information on SOMIS supported solutions, please contact your LSP.
User accounts MUST be protected with passwords. Passwords should be:
- At least seven characters long
- Use both upper and lower case letters
- Should include a mix of alphabetic, numeric, and special characters
Security Resources
- Secure Share - a web-based application for secure file exchange available to Penn faculty and staff. Requires a valid PennKey and Password
- One Step Ahead - A collection of security tips published in The Almanac, Penn's journal of record.
For more security information, please visit the Unversity’s Computing Security site: http://www.upenn.edu/computing/security/index.php
Have a security question or concern? Email medsecurity@mail.med.upenn.edu.
