Because last year was such a huge success, The University of Scranton will form a Susan G. Komen for the Cure team again this year. Last year more than 180 students, staff and faculty and their families and friends joined us and we won the largest "School Team” award. This year’s race will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, at 8:30 a.m.

If you would like to join the University team, visit www.komennepa.org and follow the directions below:

Team Name: Type "University of Scranton"

Team Company: Choose "University of Scranton"

Team Division: Choose "School"

Click on: "Search for Team" 

Scroll down to bottom of the page:

Under search results to the right of "The University of Scranton" click on join and fill in your information. Where it asks if you are a new user or returning user, click new user. Everyone is a new user because this is as of April 2010.

Once you have registered, e-mail gavinl3@scranton.edu with your T-shirt size because we will be getting “Team” T-shirts again. We encourage everyone to register online, but if for some reason this is impossible, contact gavinl3@scranton.edu.

In an effort to better secure computers from current malware attacks, IT Services is requiring that ALL computers connecting to University resources, including the wired, residential network (ResNet) and the wireless network (ROYALAIR), be protected with a modern, regularly updated, antivirus software package.

Personally owned PC and Macintosh computers with no currently installed antivirus package will not be able to access ResNet or ROYALAIR until an active antivirus package is installed. It is recommended that PC owners with no installed antivirus package download and install Microsoft Security Essentials from www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free product from Microsoft that provides real-time protection for home PCs. It guards against viruses and spyware, as well as other malicious software. The recommendation for Macintosh users is to purchase and install Norton AntiVirus for Mac. Free antivirus products for the Macintosh platform are available but are not rated as highly for protecting your computer as is the Norton product. Norton AntiVirus for Mac can be purchased from JourneyEd.com or any other software retailer.

 

University owned PC and Macintosh computers in faculty and staff offices and in campus lab facilities are currently protected by McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i (PC) or McAfee’s Virex (Mac). If you are concerned that the computer you are using does not have the current version of McAfee installed, please contact the Technology Support Center at x4357. The Technology Support Center can assist you with confirming the version of McAfee that is installed on the computer you are using and instruct you on obtaining the updated version if necessary.

All computer users are reminded that one of the simplest methods for preventing malware infections and protecting yourself, your computer and University resources is to switch Internet browsers. Microsoft's Internet Explorer is subjected to the largest number of security threats, so switching to a popular, safer alternative such as Mozilla’s Firefox, Opera or Chrome will dramatically improve your PC security right away. Students can easily install these alternative browsers from the Internet. Mozilla’s Firefox is already installed on most staff, faculty and lab computers.

For more tips on securing your computer and your identity, please visit OnGuardOnline.gov’s 7 Practices for Computer Security.