{"id":1273,"date":"2009-10-07T09:46:51","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T13:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=1273"},"modified":"2020-04-16T18:12:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T22:12:48","slug":"safe-computing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/device-security\/safe-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To protect your personal computer from viruses and other malware, you can use anti-virus and anti-spyware software, make sure your auto-update and firewall settings are properly configured, and develop a general awareness of how to keep your computer safe. IS&amp;T helps by providing site-licensed software, instructions for choosing safe settings on your computer, and assistance with virus detection and removal.<\/p>\n<p>Personal computers can be infected by viruses and spyware; once infected, your computer\u2019s security and your own identity and financial information can easily come under attack. There are a few simple steps you can \u2014 and should \u2014 take to keep your computer safe and secure.<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h2>Getting Started<\/h2>\n<p>Follow step-by-step instructions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/removal\/security\/safe-computing\/safeguard-your-computer-and-your-identity\/\">Safeguard Your Computer and Your Identity<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To protect your personal computer from viruses and other malware, you can use anti-virus and anti-spyware software, make sure your auto-update and firewall settings are properly configured, and develop a general awareness of how to keep your computer safe. IS&amp;T helps by providing site-licensed software, instructions for choosing safe settings on your computer, and assistance&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2127,"featured_media":0,"parent":87855,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1273"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127249,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1273\/revisions\/127249"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}