Scan your machine regularly and scan diskettes before copying information to your machine. Make regular back ups of your work. Jack likes to surf the Internet. He especially likes to copy fancy images or pictures from other web sites and paste them to his personal web site. One day a local business calls the University and files a formal complaint against Jack because he has copied one of the company's copyrighted images without obtaining their permission.
Information technology provides access to vast amounts of information.
Be careful to respect the work of others and not to misuse copyrighted material. Almost all of the information printed out or stored in the computer is protected under the copyright laws, whether explicitly or implicitly. Software piracy is a serious violation that may result in punishment by both the University and the software vendor. Obtain proper authorizations before you access any sensitive or confidential information. Protect confidential or sensitive information with an effective authentication mechanism, encryption software or firewalls.