SECURITY AND AWARENESS

Network security and protecting personal data and computing environment is of utmost importance to OCCS. Find out more on current security fixes, the latest patches and the tools you need to protect your information.

Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment is the process that will benefit both the individual department and the university as a whole. Completing such an analysis/assessment is extremely important in today's advanced technological world.

Frequently Asked Questions
Find out the most common questions to security related information. Contact the Technical Support Center at 757.683.3192, email occshelp@odu.edu for more information or visit www.occs.odu.edu/support.

Awareness
Information to help make your computing experience a safer and more enjoyable one.

Incident Reporting
Information and contacts for reporting computer security incidents.

Approved and Disapproved Software
The Commonwealth of Virginia requires that all software installed on state
owned computers that are used for other than exclusively 'instruction' or
'research' be approved by the Information Security Officer (ISO) for that
agency/institution.  This applies to Old Dominion University and the
computers owned by the University.  Before software is installed, make sure
that it is listed on the 'Approved Software' list.

Request for software to be added to the 'Approved Software' list may be
sent to occshelp@odu.edu.  Please specify the software title, manufacturer,
web site, and intended purpose for the software.   Software listed on the
'Disapproved Software' list has already been reviewed and will not be added
to the approved list.