Enterprise Information Technology Services Press Release
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

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Friday, September 18, 2009

WRITER: Bert DeSimone, 706-338-9849, bert@uga.edu
CONTACT: EITS Help Desk, 706-542-3106, helpdesk@uga.edu

Fall 2009 Computer Health and Security Fair set for October 20

This fair is held in support of National Cyber Security Awarness Month.

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ATHENS, Ga.— Building on the success of last spring's Computer Health and Security Fair, EITS is partnering with UGA's TEC Services for the Fall 2009 Computer Health and Security Fair. TEC Services, a unit within the Office of Research Services, will be on site along with EITS consultants and technicians to provide a security checkup for laptop computers.

UGA students, faculty, and staff are invited to bring their laptops to the second floor lobby of the Miller Learning Center between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., October 20, for security assistance.

The security checkup includes virus scans and software updates, spyware removal, and more. Requests will be prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis.

Security professionals will also be on hand to provide information about the dangers of phishing attacks and how you can protect yourself against these and other identity theft attempts.

The fair is intended to assist individuals with personally owned computers. Please be sure to consult your departmental IT professional before bringing a work computer to the fair.

This fall's fair is being conducted in support of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), conducted every October since 2001, is a national public awareness campaign to encourage individuals to protect their computers and our nation's critical cyber infrastructure. For more information on National Cyber Security Awareness Month, see the following information provided by the UGA Office of Information Security:

https://infosec.uga.edu/sate/cyber_security.php

About the Office of the CIO and EITS
The Office of the Chief Information Officer and Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) are committed to the mission of UGA as a land-and-sea-grant institution where academics come first and the research extensive university community encourages research efforts at the undergraduate and graduate levels. To that end, under the direction of the University´s Chief Information Officer, EITS endeavors to provide a robust, reliable, and secure information technology infrastructure, maintain essential production services, and offer world-class support.

About TEC Services
TEC Services provides scientific instrumentation maintenance as well as computer and related peripherals repair. TEC Services is dedicated to prompt, cost-effective, and quality service to meet its customers' constantly changing technical needs. In addition to University of Georgia departmental customers, services are available to University students, faculty, and staff. For more information on TEC services, please see:

tec.uga.edu