IRT Information Security Services
Part of IRT Information Security's mission is to monitor and protect the School of Medicine networks, and to promote information security awareness among students, faculty, and staff. Read below for more information about how IRT keeps the School of Medicine infrastructure secure, as well as some ways that you can keep your own information secure.
Infrastructure
- Firewall gives information about the School of Medicine firewall and how to request access, plus an overview of firewalls in general.
- Networking describes the School of Medicine's data communications network, both wired and wireless.
- Server Management describes IRT's hosting services for departmental servers.
- Application & Database Management outlines the services included in IRT's central application and database administration.
- Stanford LAN Extension describes the procedures and practices to follow in order to connect to School of Medicine resources from the VA Hospital.
- Security Assessments will help you figure out if your self-hosted server is properly secured, and whether we should help you move it to the data center.
- For Our Local Support Partners offers resources and information for those who provide IT support in their own departments.
Computer Security
- Why You Need to Secure Your Information gives you a list of the practical reasons, Stanford policies, and federal regulations requiring encryption and general computer security.
- How To Secure Your Information provides a list of tools to encrypt your computer and to send files and emails securely.
- Encryption explains how and why IRT supports encryption, outlines what kind of data needs to be encrypted, and provides instructions for encrypting your computer.
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