UCSF IT Technology

UCSF Website Services provides a comprehensive suite of consulting services to help manage and accelerate your web projects. Our consulting staff are web experts and fluent in the UCSF standards and policies which results in a superior end product for our customers.

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The UCSF Minimum Security Standard requires that information residing on devices be encrypted. UCSF IT Security provides and supports encryption software for Windows and MacOS computers to the UCSF community at no charge. More information about Dell Data Protection Encryption (DDPE) is available at https://it.ucsf.edu/services/dell-data-protection-encryption-ddpe.

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Phish Alarm is a tool that is available to all users at UCSF. With the click of a button, users can report a phishing or malicious message. As described here, the Report Phish button is available for both PC and Mac Outlook clients as well as on Outlook Web Access (email.ucsf.edu) and the Outlook Mobile App.

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IT Security provides security awareness training and education services to UCSF faculty, staff and learners.The goals of these services include educating the UCSF community on:

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Hackers must first find weaknesses (vulnerabilities) within a system or application in order to gain control of computers and other network systems. These weaknesses can be the result of many different causes, such as not keeping systems and applications up to date or the use of insecure development and coding practices. In either case, these weaknesses could allow hackers to gain unauthorized access to UCSF systems and data. 

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SSL (secure socket layer protocol), currently using TLS 1.2 or greater encryption, is used to secure transmissions between servers and clients. Example: Visiting a https address from Google Chrome or Safari. SSL / TLS certificates allow clients to verify a server's authenticity against known Certificate Authorities before establishing an encrypted connection. This helps determine if the server is who they say they are.

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EZproxy is available to enable you to access library resources from off-campus using your MyAccess login. To learn more, see https://www.library.ucsf.edu/services/remote.

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Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) is provided free of charge to UCSF faculty, staff, learners and researchers. SEP is designed to (1) detect, remove and prevent the spread of viruses, spyware and other security risks and (2)​​​ provide Windows, Mac and Linux computers with anti-virus (AV) and anti-spyware protection. In addition, UCSF SEP clients automatically keep both the client software and security definitions (AV and IPS) updated for the most complete protection.

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UCSF provides Drupal web hosting services to ensure a secure environment for our websites.Since launching the service in 2011, it has grown to host nearly 1,500 Drupal websites. UCSF provides high-quality security services, using encrypted hardware accessible only via VPN from UCSF and a hacking-attempt detection system to block thousands of suspicious web sessions each month.

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