Security Services - Microsoft Windows

Security Services

Summary: The IT Services Department provides a software update management service through maintenance windows, compliance reporting and automatic enforcement. Updates are tested and released on a monthly schedule to all domain joined Windows computers. The IT Services Department also ensures that virus definitions are kept up to date on domain joined computers using Windows Defender.

Primary users of this service: Staff, Researchers

Who to contact to use this service: E: helpdesk@ucc.ie | T: +353 (0)21 490 2120 | IT Services |

Contact to discuss this service: Barry Foley | E: B.Foley@ucc.ie |

Strategic Focus: Enabling Infrastructure Services

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Please note:

While the above measures reduce the risk of your computer being compromised they do not eliminate the risk.

We recommend that you:

Keep your firewall turned on.
Don't put an unknown USB drive into your computer.
Before you open an attachment or click a link in an email message, Facebook, Twitter, etc. confirm with the sender that the message is legitimate.
Don't click links or buttons in a pop-up window that seems suspicious.
Never give your password in response to a request in an email message. IT Services will never ask for this information via email.

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Security Services - Microsoft Windows