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Account Login Provisioning FAQ
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Avoid Being Phished - Quick Tips
How can I avoid phishing attacks? Phishing messages are becoming more targeted, sophisticated and even harder to recognize.
DDPE Removable Storage Encryption FAQs
Frequently asked questions What is DDPE EMS? Dell Data Protection Encryption (DDPE) is UCSF's enterprise-wide desktop and laptop encryption application. External Media Shield (EMS) is DDPE's feature that enables saving encrypted files on removable storage devices such as flash drives or external hard drives. When will DDPE and DDPE EMS become available for macOS Big Sur? DDPE is not available for macOS Big Sur as Dell discontinued further development of this software.
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Update Your Password in Outlook (Windows)
Overview To clear all your saved passwords from your PC, you will need to open the Credential Manager in Windows. Once you've cleared the passwords stored in Windows, you'll be able to relaunch Outlook and log into the application with your newly created password.
Password Management for Mac
Overview To avoid account lookouts and access issues, you will need to update the password on your Mac as well as your UCSF account password at the same time.
Using Windows on a Mac at UCSF
ADVISORY: Running Windows on Apple silicon Macs is not supported by UCSF IT until further notice as we only support current Windows versions that are developed for Intel processors at this time, not ARM-based processors like Apple's M1 and M2 chips.
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Clearing Saved Passwords on FireFox
What you need to know You can easily clear the usernames and passwords that Firefox has saved for you. Note: These steps apply to Firefox for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
How to Delete Passwords Saved in Internet Explorer 11
What you need to know The Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 Internet Explorer 11 browser allows you to store your login credentials for websites. You can delete all your saved passwords. However, you will then have to re-enter your login credentials for any websites you visit. To delete your passwords:
Clear Cache and Cookies in Chrome
What you need to know See the video below for instructions on how to clear your cache and cookies on Chrome. This is especially useful if you've set up Chrome to save your UCSF password, and it has been changed. For instructions on managing your cache on browsers, please see Managing your Browser Cache.
Device Encryption
What is encryption? Why do I need it? Encryption is the process of encoding information so that only authorized persons can read it. It is used to protect confidential and legally protected data. In this case, "legally protected" has real and serious meaning. If an unencrypted laptop, tablet, mobile phone or other device is lost or stolen, and if it contained legally protected information, you or the University might be held liable for damages, you could be sent to prison, or the University could take corrective action against you.
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