CIO Blog by Pablo Molina

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Jan 27 2009

International Privacy Day

Posted by Pablo Molina at 7:12 AM - Categories: Public Service

January 28, 2009 is International Privacy Day. Designated by the Council of Europe three years ago, this day is meant to raise awareness and educate the public about the importance of privacy in every context. In line with my work on the Advisory Board of the Electronic Privacy Information Center at www.epic.org and my commitment to privacy at Georgetown University, I would like to encourage all community members and visitors to be mindful of privacy and to support privacy efforts worldwide personally, professionally, and financially.

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Jan 22 2009

Another computer threat

Posted by Pablo Molina at 10:09 AM - Categories: Announcements

Millions of Windows computers worldwide are being infected with the Downadup or Conficker computer worm. The worm infects computers located on the same network or through the use of infected USB drives. Thousands of faculty, staff, students, and visitors who connect their computers to our campus networks may be at risk of contracting the worm. To be safe, please follow our advice of patching your computers regularly and using up-to-date antivirus software. As usual, our Technology Reference Desk is ready to help those who would like to learn how to take care of their computers.

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