Welcome to oitsec.umd.edu Resources for IT managers: Taming the Beast (from CSI's 30th Anniversary conference) A presentation outlining the steps the University of Maryland has taken to add security into a campus network filled with interesting things at every bend. Issues involving students, personal records, copyright infringement, IDS, vulnerability scanning, end user protection, and more. Resources for students/faculty/staff/end users Securing your computer: Windows XP (Still under construction! Last updated: 1/9/04) A simple guide to securing your Windows XP computer. What ports are open on your computer? - This is a down and dirty web based tool for users to see what ports are open on their computer. (Limited to users of the University network) Proxy scanner Want to know what ports are open on your machine, and possibily if they might be a proxy allowing people to abuse your computer to send spam, hack another computer, or worse? Use this tool to find out. (Limited to users of the University network) More coming eventually. Musings Dial Up Pain - A story of fighting Blaster, an unpatched XP machine, and a dialup connection. Office of Information Technology Questions? Email: kts@umd.edu Phone: (301) 405-8836 Mail: 4417 Computer and Space Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742