Security

Bandwidth Monitoring

There are daily bandwidth limitations on the use of Res-Net and the UIC public wireless networks on campus, as well as other restrictions, which are described in Acceptable Use Policy for Res-Net and the UIC Public Wireless Networks. 

Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students, IT, External, ACCC
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Backups (ADSM)

The ACCC Network Backup Service, also known as ADSM, allows you to back up the hard drive of your on-campus personal computer or workstation over the UIC campus network. Use ADSM to back up your personal computer over the network, unattended, automatically. In the event of inadvertent deletion, hard disk failure or device loss, ADSM can be used to restore your files.

Audience: Faculty, Staff
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Virtual Private Network (VPN)

The Virtual Private Network service allows you to securely access resources at UIC over a non-UIC Internet connection. While connected to the VPN, the client software works with the operating system to determine when you are accessing an Internet location that the client should protect. When you are accessing such a location, the VPN client encrypts the data. 

Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students, IT
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Bluestem and Shibboleth

The ACCC supports two types of these secure ID servers for authenticating and authorizing members of the UIC community: Bluestem and Shibboleth.

Audience: IT

SSL Certificates

A server certificate is needed to enable secure-socket layer (SSL) operation on a server (typically a web server) which verifies the server's identity to clients (typically web browsers). To avoid warning dialogs issued by web browsers, the certificate must be digitally signed by a trusted third party, a Certificate Authority (CA) such as Comodo, VeriSign, or Thawte, whose signatures are recognized by the browser. 

Audience: Faculty, Staff

Network Filters

Computers and other devices can be filtered and suspended from campus use for many reasons.  Computers are routinely filtered for any of the use excessive bandwidth, violation of the ACCC Acceptable Use Policy, violation of Res-Net terms of service or due to a virtus or infection detected.

Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students, IT
View router filters, View MAC filters, View NetPeek

PGP Desktop

PGP Desktop provides easy to use and secure encryption to protect sensitive data on laptops, PCs, or removable media. Laptops and flash drives are easily lost, and even desktop computers can be stolen. PGP Desktop also includes a secure shredder, to really delete files you want to delete.

Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students, IT, ACCC

Nessus Security and Vulnerability Scanner

Nessus Security and Vulnerability Scanner is a scan engine with a web-based interface that can be used to perform an external scan of your computer system. This comprehensive scan looks for potential vulnerabilities that could be used by remote attackers to control or access sensitive data on a system.  

Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students, IT
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Security

ACCC Security's mission is to protect the UIC community from active and potential security threats.

Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students, IT

StarTel

ACCC maintains and operates the StarTel campus-wide public security system. The system is best identified as the 8-foot, blue-light bollards or posts located throughout the public walkways on the East and West campus. StarTel units offer direct access to the UIC Police Department; press the red call button to call for assistance.

Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students, IT, External, ACCC