By: Ryan Johnson

Library Strategic Technologies is in the process of installing a security agent on all Library computers that will scan machines more frequently for software that is out of date and could be a security risk Penn State. This is being done to meet new Penn State Security Guidelines established by the Office of Information Security (OIS). As a result, our staff will be reaching out more frequently to faculty and staff to update possible security vulnerabilities.

Please follow the guidelines below to keep your library computer updated:

1.) Leave computers Signed out and Powered on unless in-use to receive regular updates.
2.) Sign out of shared machines. If any user is still signed in, updates will not occur.
3.) Reboot computers (even Macs) once a week to apply updates. I would recommend a weekly calendar reminder.
4.) Check BigFix Self-Service frequently for updates. I would recommend a monthly calendar reminder
5.) Update Manually any programs you download and install manually (this includes Adobe Creative Cloud applications).