January

Last Updated on: Jan 29, 2011 12:36 PM

January 31^st :

New viruses creep upon a daily basis. It is important to back up your important files regularly.

CD, DVD, USB or Tape Drive hold a large amount of information. Take advantage of this and store your valuable information and computer programs on these removable disks. In the event that a virus should ever invade your system and your files become corrupted you will be able to replace them with your backup copies.

There are more than 7 lakh new variants of viruses in 2007-08

Do install an anti-virus software program and update it often as there are new viruses discovered everyday. We have to update anti-virus database daily. At least weekly should be a goal.

January 30^th :

Never download anything from email when the sender is unknown or the attachment has a doubtful name.

If you are uncertain, whether it is with an unknown source in your email or website that offers a download, then better not to take chance. The attachments having attractive names like "invitation", "cute" from unknown users may contain infected content, thus avoid downloading such material.

January 29^th :

Always read carefully about “Terms & Conditions” for confirming anything over Internet.

Reading the "Terms & Conditions" will make sure that you are not voilating any Licensing terms. Also, you will understand in which manner your personal information(if at all produced) will be used by them. So, always read the "Terms & Conditions" and understand well what you are accepting through those.

January 28^th :

Never download files through CHAT sessions from unknown persons

Through chat there may be files with virus or anything that may damage your harddisk. So, unless you know, the sender and know what the file
contains its suggested to avoid downlaoding the files. Also, confirm from the sended whether he sent a valid file.

January 27^th :

Respect others and never misbehave over Internet Communication

Internet is the place where a communication happens wihout facial interaction, and thus its difficult to judge the other person. The way of one's behavior only matters and thus during Internet based communication, one has to behave polite and respect others.

January 26^th :

Never meet online friends in person without family authorization.

Online friends are strangers as the communication is via internet and thus there is no gaurantee that the person on the other side is saying the truth. So, without taking the permission from elders meeting the strangers should be avoided.

January 25^th :

Immediately report lost or stolen items like laptops, mobile, USB keys and ID cards to the competent authorities

Notify local law enforcement in the jurisdiction where the laptop, mobile was stolen. Be sure you get the case number and primary police contact for the case. In order to document whether or what confidential/sensitive data may have been exposed, consider what kind of information was stored on your computer or device. If you have a facility to take backup/network backup, always take a backup CD or DVD, you can review the information stored by reviewing the backup. Determine if any data belonging to other organizations, corporations, or agencies were stored on the device.

January 23^rd :

Never Give personal and family information to any one in Internet

NEVER give out personal information on the internet that can be used to identify you and your family as the same can be used for various frauds

Tips:

Never give out financial information to unknown websites on the Internet.
Never respond to messages that are threatening or make you feel uncomfortable.
Information you post on the web can be accessed by anyone.
Make sure to set your profile to private on social networking sites so that strangers cannot view your personal information.

January 22^nd :

Encourage Family members to use Internet safely.

Encourage each family member to follow the rules and guidelines for using the internet that your family has established. If your family has set no rules or guidelines for using the internet like they do for cleaning your room, taking out the garbage, or fire drills, suggest a family meeting to discuss this. Your safety, the safety of your whole family and your community depend on the people each family member allows into your home - through the doors and the computers.

January 21^st :

Do not disclose sensitive information to others unless they have a business need to know.

Intentionally or unintentionally, we should not provide any information about personal or organization's sensitive data to anybody through Telephone or Internet, unless we have business relation with them and are well known to each other.

January 20^th :

Report any suspected unauthorized access of computer systems to your Technical Support Person.

If you feel your system activity is abnormal and unauthorized activity is going on, immediately report to concern Systems Support/Technical Support Member to monitor and retrieve the reasons for the same

January 19^th :

Do not give system or network information to anyone you do not know

Never give your personal and organization architecture, systems and network information for unknown persons through telephone, Internet etc

January 18^th :

Do not disclose sensitive information to others unless they have a business need to know

Intentionally or unintentionally, we should not provide any information about personal, organization and their sensitive data to anybody through telephone and Internet, other than if we have business relation with them and that is also need to know.

January 17^th :

Ensure that you are safe from Internet attacks

Ensure that you are safe when you are online by

Securing your computer with latest operating system, application software patches
Keeping your system with latest antivirus, anti spam software updates
Using secured browsers for financial communications
Following Internet ethics and safety guidelines

January 16^th :

Users should not intentionally use the computers to retrieve or modify the information of others such as password information, files etc

Using other’s computer without computer owner's permission is not ethical and its llegal in some cases - as using others copyrighted documents without the owner's permission.

One should not use any computer to get or modify the others information such as passwords, files... without permission.

January 15^th :

Passwords like socks. Change regularly

Your password is sometimes the only line of protection between your bank account and you. It is therefore paramount that you pay close attention to its quality. Making sure you change your password regularly will add considerably to its strength.

January 14^th :

Keep an eye on children when they use Internet

Keep watch on your children’s Internet usage activity by doing the following possible things

If possible, route your children e-mail ID messages through your account for their e-mail activity
Use parental controls to limit their activity
Discourage children about their chat activity with strangers
Educate children about the Internet safety etc

January 13^th :

Be aware of copyright issues

Be careful about copyright issues when you download software, games, books etc. Downloading such material from without owner’s permission, not only ethical and it can have major legal ramifications.

January 12^th :

Do not use other user’s computer resources without asking their permission

Using other’s computer without computer owner’s permission is not ethical and illegal in some cases as using others copyrighted documents without owner’s permission is illegal.

January 11^th :

Always respect copyright laws and policies

By providing Internet access and publishing capability, we can be held liable for infringements of faculty and staff, and perhaps even of students (unrelated third parties).It is of the utmost importance to have and follow a policy for addressing allegations of infringement. The benefits by respecting policies and laws of copyright are:

Costs of carelessness
Benefits of electronic scholarly communication
A comprehensive intellectual property policy supports the organization missions

January 10^th :

May I copy software that is available through facilities on my University/Engineering campus, so that I can use it more conveniently in my own House?

Software acquired by colleges and universities is usually licensed. The licenses restrict how and where the software may be legally used by members of the community. This applies to software installed on hard disks in microcomputer clusters, software distributed on disks by a campus lending library, and software available on a campus mainframe or network. Some institutional licenses permit copying for certain purposes. Consult your campus authorities if you are unsure about the use of a particular software product. It is illegal for a faculty member or student to copy software for distribution among the members of a class, without permission of the author or publisher

January 9^th :

Do not use copyrighted software without the author’s permission

Unless it has been placed in the public domain, software is protected by copyright law. The owner of a copyright holds exclusive right to the reproduction and distribution of his or her work. Therefore, it is illegal to duplicate or distribute software or its documentation without the permission of the copyright owner. I

If you have purchased your copy, however, you may make a back-up for your own use in case the original is destroyed or fails to work.If your software came with a clearly visible license agreement, or if you signed a registration card, read the license carefully before you use the software. Some licenses may restrict use to a specific computer. Copyright law does not permit you to run your software on two or more computers simultaneously unless the license agreement specifically allows it. It may, however, be legal to loan your software to a friend temporarily as long as you do not keep a copy.

If software is not copy-protected, i.e Lack of copy-protection does not constitute permission to copy software in order to share or sell it. "Non-copy-protected" software enables you to protect your investment by making a back-up copy. In offering non-copy-protected software to you, the developer or publisher has demonstrated significant trust in your integrity.

January 8^th :

Do not use computer to harm others

Using computer to disturb others is not ethical as the privacy of other’s is also as important as you need.

January 7^th :

Do not use computers to steal other’s information

Stealing other’s information by using computers is the same as crime committed without one and that the computer is just a tool to help aide the criminal in committing the offense. Stealing is a crime and should not be considered as different just because a computer is involved.

January 6^th :

Do not send e-mail messages from another user mail box

In some situations, however, it's useful or necessary for one or more users to be able to send messages through another user's mailbox. There wouldn’t be single responsibility on particular mail ID.

January 5^th :

Do not log on to any e-mail account other than your own, even if requested to do so

Never use others e-mail ID for communication even if requested to do so, as it's like spoofing his mail ID and against the Internet ethics.

January 4^th :

Ensure that you have policies regarding the use of e-mail and the internet

As individual privacy is an important, the usage of e-mail, internet should have an individual policy to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of resources like computer, data etc to avoid disrupts the intended use of email, and the Internet.

January 3^rd :

Be Polite and kind during your chat sessions

Remember that communication in a chat room lacks certain conventional cues used for interpretation, such as tone and body language. Adhering to chat room ethics helps keep your meaning and intent from being understood.

Follow the guidelines for chat room participation on the web site and read carefully about Terms of Service(ToS) of your chat room
Follow the internet safety and ethics
Never use offensive language
Never discuss in chat rooms about any issues related to language, cast, religion etc
Avoid using all caps when sending a message in a chat room, since this is considering “shouting” and a distraction to the users
Refrain from responding to another’s inappropriate behavior
Guard your privacy and respect the other’s privacy
Never download an attachment in chat from unknown persons

January 2^nd :

Use Internet ethically

By giving respect to others privacy
By utilizing the resources of Internet such as people, computer, capacity
By protecting the integrity of computer based information
By protecting the confidentiality and availability of Internet resources
To avoid the disturbances of intended use of the Internet

January 1^st :

Respects the privacy of others, just as you expect the same from others.

The respect of privacy of an individual member is important at any place like internet centre, office etc. This may extends to the normal use of the Internet computers to participate in safer Internet. How would you react if someone interfered with yours? Each of us has a reasonable right to privacy at Internet and we should respect the same as we expect the same from others.

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