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Tune IT Up

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Fermilab has launched the "Tune IT Up" campaign to improve computer security and promote best practices. Computer Security is everyone's responsibility!

Milestones

Making these improvements will require reaching several milestones over the coming months. Check back with this page regularly to watch our progress.

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Tune IT Up Assessment

The Fermilab Singers encourage everyone to fill out their Tune IT Up assessment forms!

Each week, members of one division, section, center or experiment will receive the request to fill out their assessments. When it is your turn, the Service Desk will send you an e-mail message with information about how to fill out the form.

To access the form, go to https://tuneitup.fnal.gov/.

To fill out the form, you will need a services account password. To set up your services account password, go here.

Computer Security Quick Reference

  • Keep your screen locked if you're away.
  • No username or passwords on yellow stickies or any other paper.
  • No password or confidential information in unlocked drawers or cabinets.
  • Do NOT insert media into your computer sent to you by unknown personnel.
  • Keep computer rooms locked.
  • Stay alert while reading your e-mail. Do NOT open links or files from questionable sources.
  • Never divulge your password to anyone, including members of the security team, the service desk, your system administrator, your supervisor or others.
Pier Oddone
Pier Oddone

Message from the Director

Victoria A White
Victoria A White

Message from the Computing Division

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Tune IT Up physical inventory begins

Starting this week, contractors from the Kemtah Group, an IT organization working with the Tune IT Up team, will begin conducting a physical inventory of desktops and laptops at Fermilab.

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Check for IDs

Contractors with the Kemtah Group, an IT organization, will visit Windows, Linux and MacOS laptops and desktops (not servers). They will have Fermilab contractor ID badges, and you may ask to see those badges or call the Service Desk at x2345 to confirm their identities.

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Phishing season

Not all phishing messages ask directly for passwords or credit card numbers. The goal of some of these messages is to elicit a response to confirm whether the e-mail address is valid and can be sold or used later.

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Don’t get hooked by phishing

Some laboratory employees recently received a fraudulent e-mail message that appeared to come from the U.S. Department of State. Although it looks real and could describe a real program, it is an attempt to steal sensitive information through electronic communication, a technique known as phishing.

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Last modified: 11/12/2009 |