Security and Privacy

The term "cloud" as a computing service has now made it well past the IT community and into common parlance. Some are starting to recognize cloud services for their energy efficiency potential. Some are noticing cloud computing's potential to unlock new markets in developing countries. Most of us, though, are seeing cloud computing as simply making our lives easier...

Penn provides a variety of free tips and tools to help you stay on top of privacy and security issues: Top 10 Lists: Whether it be the most important steps to take to protect your smartphone, computer, application or to secure your Facebook profile, Information Security and Privacy have you covered...

Did you know that during the annual Employee Resource Fair, Penn's shredding vendor, Recall, will shred personal papers free of charge for Penn employees? This shredding service provides a great opportunity to reduce risks - such as the possibility of identity theft - by securely disposing of confidential papers that are no longer needed...

For starters, you should know about FERPA, the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. FERPA is a federal law that provides certain rights to students and imposes certain obligations on University faculty and staff - all regarding the privacy of "education records", or student record information. Let's take a few common "do's" and "don'ts":...

"With great power, comes great responsibility." Many of us have more computing power in small, hand-held devices than we had in our desktops a generation ago. These amazing machines have proliferated in the last few years thanks to their relatively low cost and ability to deliver "anytime, anywhere" access to our email, data and applications. But their small size and desirability also make them highly susceptible to loss and theft, and their ground-breaking platforms and functions pose new challenges for security and privacy...